Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Trump’s national security adviser says U.S. countering Russian, Chinese efforts to tamper with election infrastructure
Justine Coleman / The Hill / Aug. 9, 2020
Policy briefing: Russian, Chinese, and Iranian election influence goals.
Cyberwire staff / Cyberwire / Aug. 10, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Inside the renewed push for a national cyber director
David Uberti and James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 10, 2020
Why did it take more than 2 months to stop the largest fraud in Washington state history?
Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times / Aug. 10, 2020
Exclusive: Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok carveout
Echo Wang and Paresh Dave / Reuters / Aug. 10, 2020
TikTok and Microsoft: government agendas are driving businesses like no time since WW2 – here’s what they can do about it
Howard Yu / The Conversation / Aug. 10, 2020
Judge again tosses Facebook investor suit over privacy breach
Brendan Pierson / Reuters / Aug. 10, 2020
Ron Johnson subpoenas documents from FBI director as part of Russia origins probe
Jordain Carney / The Hill / Aug. 10, 2020
Why Trump’s WeChat ban does not make sense – and could actually cost him Chinese votes
Wanning Sun / The Conversation / Aug. 10, 2020
Looking back at a landmark law on government IT modernization
Tim Starks / POLITICO / Aug. 10, 2020
Cyberspace is critical infrastructure – it will take effective government oversight to make it safe
Francine Berman / The Conversation / Aug. 10, 2020
AI for cybersecurity: Managing threats and upscaling risk management
Astha Oriel / Analytics Insight / Aug. 10, 2020
How app developers can meet customer demand during a crisis
Damien Eversmann / StateTech Magazine / Aug. 10, 2020
Arizona State University launches virtual teacher institute
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Aug. 10, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Russian watchdog says Apple abused mobile app market dominance
Vladimir Soldatkin et al. / Reuters / Aug. 10, 2020
Government paid Vote Leave AI firm to analyse UK citizens’ tweets
David Pegg / The Guardian / Aug. 10, 2020
Barclays Probed by UK Watchdog for Monitoring Staff
Eduard Gismatullin / Bloomberg / Aug. 8, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
2020 is misinformation’s tipping point
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop / Aug. 10, 2020
Chinese disinformation is ascendant. Taiwan shows how we can defeat it.
Aaron Huang / The Washington Post / Aug. 10, 2020
Google blocks shopping searches for QAnon conspiracy theory
Olivia Rudgard / The Telegraph / Aug. 10, 2020
Fact check: Inaccurate claims about salaries for U.S. presidents in retirement, Congress members, army soldiers and senior citizens.
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 10, 2020
Fact check: Biden has not publicly chosen running mate, Harris eligible
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 10, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
North Carolina Election Officials Scramble to Recruit Poll Workers
WBUR / Aug. 10, 2020
Lawsuit against NC: Absentee-by-mail ballots not accessible to 150,000 voters
Jordan Wilkie / Carolina Public Press / Aug. 10, 2020
Freeholders Want Voters to Have Choices in How They Cast Ballot
Bob Vosseller / Jersey Shore Online / Aug. 10, 2020
Policy change lets Maryland election officials use ‘voting centers’ instead of polling places
Erin Cox / The Washington Post / Aug. 10, 2020
FEC commissioner: ‘Substantial chance’ of no results on election night
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Aug. 10, 2020
Inaction by Congress leaves states to pay for elections
Christina A. Cassidy / The Associated Press / Aug. 10, 2020
Lack of coronavirus relief deal leaves election funding, USPS in limbo
Zach Montellaro / POLITICO / Aug. 10, 2020
How the U.S. mail became presidential campaign issue: quicktale
Ryan Teague Beckwith / Bloomberg / Aug. 10, 2020
The new challenge for state election officials? How much hand sanitizer is enough
Yelena Dzhanova / CNBC / Aug. 10, 2020
Extended Stay America Will Help Register Guests to Vote at Its Hotels
Chadner Navarro / Condé Nast Traveler / Aug. 10, 2020
Botched primary election creates new crisis in Puerto Rico: “This is a travesty”
Patricia Mazzei / The New York Times / Aug. 10, 2020
Belarusan President Lukashenko wins sixth term in widely disputed election
Isabelle Khurshudyan / The Washington Post / Aug. 10, 2020
US ‘deeply concerned’ over election in Belarus
Laura Kelly / The Hill / Aug. 10, 2020
Belarus’ authoritarian leader wins elections by landslide as protests erupt
Nataliya Vasilyeva / The Telegraph / Aug. 10, 2020