Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
States Cannot Waver in Election Security Efforts
Matt Parnofiello / StateTech / May 19th, 2020
Election Officials Worried About Online Voting Risks
Lucas Ropek / Government Technology / May 18th, 2020
Intel chief orders same threat briefings for campaigns
Rowan Scarborough / The Washington Times / May 19th, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
The Cybersecurity 202: Barr ramps up encryption war with Apple over Pensacola shooter’s phone
Joseph Marks / The Washington Post / May 19th, 2020
‘Scam’ Spyware Vendor Gets Caught, Once Again
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE / May 19th, 2020
Secure A Networked Printer Before It Can Be Breached
Karen Scarfone / Fed Tech / May 18th, 2020
Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking is having some issues
Matt O’Brien / The Associated Press / May 19th, 2020
Money is still the main motivating factor for hackers, Verizon report finds
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop / May 19th, 2020
Texas transportation department hit in ransomware attack
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / May 18th, 2020
Financial gain trumps espionage as top motivator in cyber attacks: report
Arriana McLymore / Reuters / May 19th, 2020
US officials say they’ve cracked Pensacola shooter’s iPhones, blast Apple
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / May 18th, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
EasyJet data breach exposes personal information of 9 million customers
Maggie Miller / The Hill / May 19th, 2020
Taiwan suggests China’s Winnti group is behind ransomware attack on state oil company
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / May 18th, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
New Conspiracy Theory, Familiar Path
Nick Corasaniti / The New York Times / May 19th, 2020
Leveraging volunteer fact checking to identify misinformation about COVID-19 in social media
Hyunuk Kim and Dylan Walker / Harvard Kennedy School / May 18th, 2020
Aiming for novelty in coronavirus coverage, journalists end up sensationalizing the trivial and untrue
Michael J. Socolow / The Conversation / May 19th, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Mississippi working on COVID-19 contingency plans for November election
Courtney Ann Jackson / WLOX / May 18th, 2020
Mississippi, with history of voter suppression, trailing most states in making elections safer
Bobby Harrison / Mississippi Today / May 17th, 2020
Texas judge rules all Texans can apply to vote by mail
Marty Johnson / The Hill / May 19th, 2020
We Need a Whole New Plan for Black Voters in the South
Nsé Ufot / The New York Times / May 19th, 2020