Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Colorado secretary of state creates new cybersecurity unit for elections
Michael Karlick / The Gazette / July 20, 2020
NSA head vows to hit back at nations meddling with U.S. vote
Peter Martin and Billy House / Bloomberg / July 20, 2020
Spy chief sees 2020 election security as ‘number one goal’
Lauren C. Williams and Derek B. Johnson / Federal Computer Week / July 20, 2020
Election Protection Is a National Security Issue
Spencer P. Boyer / Brennan Center for Justice / July 20, 2020
Democratic lawmakers seek FBI briefing on election interference
Dustin Volz and Andrew Duehren / The Wall Street Journal / July 20, 2020
Biden, lawmakers warn of foreign interference in election
Marie Clare Jalonick and Eric Tucker / The Associated Press / July 20, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
‘Programming error’ led Wisconsin to overpay $21.2 million in unemployment benefits
Ryan Johnston / StateScoop / July 20, 2020
The Technology 202: The Twitter breach was worse than it looked. That’s raising big security questions.
Cat Zakrzewski and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / July 20, 2020
The hours after Twitter’s cyberattack can yield vital clues on hackers’ tactics
David Uberti and Kim S. Nash / The Wall Street Journal / July 20, 2020
The Cybersecurity 202: Russia and China’s vaccine hacks don’t violate rules of road for cyberspace, experts say
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / July 20, 2020
Q&A with Rep. Jim Langevin on the Cyberspace Solarium Commission
Tim Starks / POLITICO / July 20, 2020
House votes to ban TikTok on federal devices
Cristiano Lima and Connor O’Brien / POLITICO / July 20, 2020
Uber offers COVID-19 contact tracing help amid chaotic U.S. response
Tina Bellon / Reuters / July 20, 2020
University students showcase cyber skills in ‘Red vs. Blue’ simulation
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / July 20, 2020
National Security Commission on AI recommends digital reserve corps and academy
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / July 20, 2020
Inside the Federal Trade Commission’s Facebook probe
Margaret Harding McGill and Ashley Gold / Axios / July 20, 2020
Inside the power struggle over the high-stakes hearing with top tech CEOs
Cristiano Lima / POLITICO / July 20, 2020
How are chatbots fighting COVID-19 caused mental health illness?
Preetipadma / Analytics Insight / July 20, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Russia report to be released on Tuesday after nine-month delay
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian / July 20, 2020
TikTok under scrutiny in Australia over security, data concerns
Kirsty Needham / Reuters / July 20, 2020
Britain consults Japan on how to fill Huawei vacuum
James Cook / The Telegraph / July 20, 2020
Huawei says it’s working with Telecom Italia despite 5G exclusion: paper
James Mackenzie et al. / Reuters / July 19, 2020
China may retaliate against Nokia and Ericsson if EU countries move to ban Huawei
Liza Lin et al. / The Wall Street Journal / July 20, 2020
Saudi social media campaign targets former crown prince
Nick Tattersall / Reuters / July 20, 2020
EU scales back digital budget by 18% amid virus recovery fund wrangle
Foo Yun Chee and Jan Strupczewski / Reuters / July 20, 2020
Coronavirus: how the pandemic has exposed AI’s limitations
Kathy Peach / The Conversation / July 20, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Muslim group fears Australia is importing rightwing extremist content via Facebook
Katharine Murphy / The Guardian / July 21, 2020
Jennifer Aniston, John Oliver take on mask-wearing and COVID conspiracy theories
Christie D’Zurilla / Los Angeles Times / July 20, 2020
U.K lawmakers point to Trump in push for “fake news” regulation
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg / July 20, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Bracing for by-mail voting surge like NC has never seen
Jordan Wilkie / Carolina Public Press / July 20, 2020
Hogan defends use of all polling sites, requiring applications for mail-in ballots
Ovetta Wiggins / The Washington Post / July 20, 2020
New York’s mail-vote disaster
The Editorial Board / The Wall Street Journal / July 20, 2020
It was a rough primary season. The general election could be worse.
The Editorial Board / The Washington Post / July 20, 2020
National security leaders, advocacy groups urge Congress to send election funds to states
Maggie Miller / The Hill / July 20, 2020
House Democrats press U.S. Postal Service on plans to delay mail
Diane Bartz et al. / Reuters / July 20, 2020
Video: CrowdStrike’s Rob Sheldon sounds off on election security
Rob Sheldon and Greg Otto / FedScoop / July 20, 2020
How to pursue a ballot initiative during Covid-19
Kriston Capps / Bloomberg / July 20, 2020