Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
South Carolinians explore election cybersecurity in statewide workshop
University of South Carolina / May 27th, 2020
Election Cybersecurity
Election security 2020: How prepared is the U.S. to confront foreign threats?
CBS News / May 27th, 2020
Ada County Elections taking steps to prevent fraud, protect voter privacy
Joey Prechtl / KTVB 7 / May 27th, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Spot the scam, stop the scammers
Vint Cerf / Google / May 28th, 2020
NSA: Russian agents have been hacking major email program
Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / May 28th, 2020
‘Valak’ gives crooks flexibility in multi-stage malware attacks
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / May 28th, 2020
Lawmakers Urge More Federal Funding for State Cybersecurity
James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / May 28th, 2020
Google rolls out program to combat coronavirus scams
Maggie Miller / The Hill / May 28th, 2020
More than 80% of State Governments and Health Departments Exposed to Email Fraud Risk
Robert Holmes / ProofPoint / May 27th, 2020
Michigan State hit by ransomware threatening leak of student and financial data
Benjamin Freed / EdScoop / May 27th, 2020
Updates about government-backed hacking and disinformation
Shane Huntley / Google / May 27th, 2020
Federal cyber incidents continue downward trend, according to annual FISMA report to Congress
Billy Mitchell / FedScoop / May 27th, 2020
Adjusting to the new security realities of a remote workforce
Steve Grobman / CyberScoop / May 27th, 2020
Email scam aims to drop Dridex on machines by impersonating FedEx, UPS
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop / May 27th, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
Germany confronts Russian ambassador over cyberattack
David Rising / The Associated Press / May 28th, 2020
Bringing VandaTheGod down to Earth: Exposing the person behind a 7-year hacktivism campaign
Check Point Research / May 28th, 2020
Google finds Indian hack-for-hire firms exploiting coronavirus fears via spearphishing schemes
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop / May 27th, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
‘Deepfakes’ are here. These deceptive videos erode trust in all news media.
Cristian Vaccari and Andrew Chadwick / The Washington Post / May 28th, 2020
Defying Trump, Twitter Doubles Down on Labeling Tweets
Kate Conger and Mike Isaac / The New York Times / May 28th, 2020
The disinformation pandemic also has fatal consequences
Armstrong Williams / The Hill / May 28th, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro urges Supreme Court to shelve ‘fake news’ probe
Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito / Reuters / May 28th, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Some Oklahoma polling sites to change due to pandemic
Lacey Lett / KFOR / May 28th, 2020
Oklahoma’s voting law is under siege
The Oklahoman / May 27th, 2020
Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Your polling place might be at risk
Dale Denwalt / The Oklahoman / May 26th, 2020
The Legal Fight Over Mail-In And Absentee Voting Intensifies During The Pandemic
Pam Fessler / NPR / May 27th, 2020
LGBTQ lawmakers join HRC effort to push mail, absentee voting
Chris Johnson / The Washington Blade / May 27th, 2020
States weigh vote-by-mail options amid Trump and GOP opposition
Aaron Navarro and Vicole Sganga / CBS News / May 27th, 2020