Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Ohio becomes first state to release vulnerability policy for election-related websites
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Aug. 7, 2020
U.S. counterspy chief warns Russia, China, Iran trying to meddle in 2020 election
Mark Hosenball / Reuters / Aug. 7, 2020
State Department: We’re responsible for Russian, Iranian text message campaign
Raphael Satter and Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters / Aug. 7, 2020
Election interference efforts have shifted, NSA and Cyber Command election threats leads say
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop / Aug. 7, 2020
Russia working to damage Joe Biden’s White House bid, U.S. intelligence agencies say
Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 7, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
TikTok prepares advertisers for possible app ban
Sheila Dang / Reuters / Aug. 7, 2020
Could an army of Tik Tok teens really bring down the president?
Harry de Quetteville / The Telegraph / Aug. 7, 2020
Hackers are defacing Reddit with pro-Trump messages
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet / Aug. 7, 2020
The technology needed to help agencies rebound from a crisis
Nathan Coutinho / StateTech Magazine / Aug. 6, 2020
Data center security practices from cybersecurity experts: How to protect your interests?
Analytics Insight / Aug. 7, 2020
Philadelphia launches $17 million free-internet campaign
Ryan Johnston / WorkScoop / Aug. 6, 2020
Will Covid make countries drop cash and adopt digital currencies?
Kenneth Rogoff / The Guardian / Aug. 6, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
UN reports sharp increase in cybercrime during pandemic
Edith M. Lederer / The Associated Press / Aug. 7, 2020
U.S. broadens attack on Chinese internet giants with WeChat order
Jing Yang and Liza Lin / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 7, 2020
Security concerns, anger over coronavirus fuel Trump moves against Chinese apps
Alex Leary and Michael C. Bender / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 7, 2020
Is TikTok More of a Parenting Problem Than a Security Threat?
David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes / The New York Times / Aug. 7, 2020
Anti-encryption laws yet to be used by Asio or AFP to compel tech firms’ help, inquiry told
Daniel Hurst / The Guardian / Aug. 7, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven COVID-19 vaccines
Elizabeth Culliford and Gabriella Borter / Reuters / Aug. 6, 2020
Op-Ed: Older people spread more fake news, a deadly habit in the COVID-19 pandemic
Nadia Brashier and Daniel Schacter / Los Angeles Times / Aug. 7, 2020
Facebook removes QAnon group, cites harassment and misinformation
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill / Aug. 7, 2020
Fact check: False Ruth Bader Ginsburg quote on age of consent
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 7, 2020
Fact check: The NBA did not threaten to “never play again” unless Trump resigns
Reuters Fact Check / Reuters / Aug. 7, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
An autopsy of New York’s mail-vote mess
The Editorial Board / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 7, 2020
How California is preparing for in-person voting this year due to coronavirus
John Meyers / Los Angeles Times / Aug. 7, 2020
With elections looming, Florida counties still waiting on promised CARES Act money
Josh Sidorowicz / Tampa Bay 10 / Aug. 4, 2020
CDC finds no spike in coronavirus cases in Milwaukee after the April election
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Aug. 3, 2020
U.S. officials now worry about elections logistics more than hacking
Joseph Menn / Reuters / Aug. 7, 2020
Postmaster General defends independence from the Trump administration
Paul Ziobro and Alexa Corse / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 7, 2020
New U.S. Postal Service chief warns of ‘dire’ finances as quarterly loss narrows
David Shepardson / Reuters / Aug. 7, 2020
2020 election calendar loses marquee events
Ben Pershing / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 7, 2020
The State of the Nation: A 50-State COVID-19 Survey
David Lazer / COVIDstates.org / July 2020