Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Security researchers uncover Trump campaign app vulnerability
Tim Starks / POLITICO / June 15, 2020
The Cybersecurity 202: Reports of mail-in ballot problems, partisan rancor in Georgia primary spell trouble for November
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / June 15, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Coronavirus privacy bills hit roadblocks in congress
David Uberti / The Wall Street Journal / June 15, 2020
Tech firms are spying on you. In a pandemic, governments say that’s ok.
Sam Schechner et al. / The Wall Street Journal / June 15, 2020
Bipartisan senators call for making telehealth expansion permanent post-coronavirus
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hills / June 15, 2020
Why the US has been slow to adopt coronavirus contact-tracing apps
Ina Fried / Axios / June 15, 2020
Justice Department awards contract for cyber, IT shared services
Dave Nyczepir / Fedscoop / June 15, 2020
Tech companies’ facial recognition bans unlikely to affect federal agencies
Dave Nyczepir/ Fedscoop / June 15, 2020
How the U.S. government can secure loT
Tim Stark / POLITICO / June 15, 2020
House antitrust probe at a crossroads
Cristiano Lima / POLITICO / June 15, 2020
Justice Department charges former eBay staff with ‘cyberstalking campaign’
Sebastian Herrera / The Wall Street Journal / June 15, 2020
Snapchat firm unveils platform plan to take on Google and Apple
Alex Hern / The Guardian / June 15, 2020
How agencies can nurture trust, operational excellence in a post-pandemic world
Brian Roach / StateTech Magazine / June 15, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
Germany puts far-right regional branch under surveillance – media
Reuters / June 15, 2020
“Vendetta” hackers are posing as Taiwan’s CDC in data-theft campaign
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / June 15, 2020
Research shows human rights activists in India were targeted with spyware
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop / June 15, 2020
Podcast: ActionSpy Android spyware deployed against Uyghurs in Tibet
Craig Williams et al. / The CyberWire / June 15, 2020
Top U.S. diplomat finds virtual path into Venezuela amid rift
Scott Smith / The Associated Press / June 14, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
A conspiracy made in America may have been spread by Russia
Nicole Perlroth / The New York Times / June 15, 2020
Iraqi groups paying Facebook millions to churn out fake news
Wil Crisp and Suadad al-Salhy / The Telegraph / June 14, 2020
Coronavirus ‘junk news’ and propaganda reaches thousands on social media
Olivia Rudgard / The Telegraph / June 15, 2020
Rodrigo Duterte critic found guilty of libel in the Philippines
Feliz Solomon / The Wall Street Journal / June 15, 2020
Rappler case highlights decline of press freedoms globally
Tail Arbel / The Associated Press / June 15, 2020
Reuters expands deepfake course to 16 languages in partnership with Facebook Journalism Project
Reuters / June 15, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Mainers requesting absentee ballots at record rate for July primary
WMTW News / June 13, 2020
Tennessee officials want mail voting appeal fast-tracked
Jonathan Mattise/ The Associated Press / June 15, 2020
Ohio set to send all voters absentee ballot applications before presidential election
Sharon Bernstein / Reuters / June 15, 2020
Covid-19 Changed How We Vote. It Could Also Change Who Votes.
Michael Wines / The New York Times / June 15, 2020
GOP submits petitions to block presidential ranked voting
Patrick Whittle / The Associated Press / June 15, 2020
The Postal Service is Steadily Getting Worse: Can It Handle a National Mail-In Election?
Ryan McCarthy and Maryam Jameel / ProPublica / June 15, 2020
Congress: Don’t let safe elections fall victim to COVID-19
Bryan K. Barnett / The Hill / June 15, 2020
Lawmakers warn of ‘electoral Chernobyl’ in November following Georgia chaos
Maggie Miller / The Hill / June 15, 2020
Opinion: to hold safe elections during a pandemic, expand voting by mail
The Editors / Bloomberg / June 15, 2020
Make it easier to vote in America
StarTribune / June 15, 2020
This November, Election Night Could Stretch Into Election Week Or Month
Miles Parks / National Public Radio / June 13, 2020
Katy Perry, Black Eyed Peas to headline Rock the Vote livestream
Claire Shaffer / Rolling Stone / June 15, 2020