Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
How to protect the 2020 election
Spencer Bokat-Lindell / The New York Times / Aug. 11, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
High-speed trader Virtu discloses $6.9 million hacking loss
Alexander Osipovich / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 11, 2020
The Cybersecurity 202: Zoom sued by consumer group for misrepresenting its encryption protections
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Aug. 11, 2020
The Return of Anonymous
Dale Beran / The Atlantic / Aug. 11, 2020
TikTok tracked user data using tactic banned by Google
Kevin Poulsen and Robert McMillan / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 11, 2020
Explainer: How the U.S. could block WeChat and TikTok from Americans
Jane Lanhee Lee et al. / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020
Twitter users can now control who replies to their tweet
Akanksha Rana and Maju Samuel / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020
Slack enhances data security controls with new features
Aimee Chanthadavong / ZDNet / Aug. 11, 2020
Newsom tries to quell furor over data errors after administration shakeup
Phil Willon et al. / Los Angeles Times / Aug. 10, 2020
For New Yorkers at risk of eviction, the city launched a new service
Ryan Johnston / StateScoop / Aug. 11, 2020
Powered by tech, university classrooms will look different this fall
Colin Wook / EdScoop / Aug. 11, 2020
3 strategies for addressing sensitive legal cybersecurity issues
Charles J. Nerko / CyberScoop / Aug. 11, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Nationalism and authoritarianism threaten the internet’s universality
Ina Fried / Axios / Aug. 11, 2020
Internet blackout in Belarus leaves protesters in the dark
Andrei Makhovsky and Tom Balmforth / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020
New rules may force online political adverts in UK to carry labels
Alex Hern / The Guardian / Aug. 11, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Disinformation for profit: How a Florida ‘dealmaker’ turns conservative outrage into cash
Isaac Stanley-Becker / The Washington Post / Aug. 11, 2020
A Bible Burning, a Russian News Agency and a Story Too Good to Check Out
Matthew Rosenberg and Julian E. Barnes / The New York Times / Aug. 11, 2020
Exclusive: Facebook cracks down on political content disguised as local news
Sara Fischer / Axios / Aug. 11, 2020
Facebook removed nearly 40% more terrorist content in second quarter
Rachael Levy / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 11, 2020
Facebook steps up hate speech crackdown, removing 22.5 million posts in Q2
Sara Fischer / Axios / Aug. 11, 2020
Revealed: QAnon Facebook groups are growing at a rapid pace around the world
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian / Aug. 11, 2020
Facebook turns to artificial intelligence for help during the pandemic
David Uberti / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 11, 2020
Britain tightens online campaigning rules to protect elections
William James and Stephen Addison / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020
Internet blackout in Belarus leaves protesters in the dark
Andrei Makhovsky and Tom Balmforth / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020
Coronavirus misinformation is a global issue, but which myth you fall for likely depends on where you live
Jason Weismueller et al. / The Conversation / Aug. 11, 2020
Fact check: U.S. Postal Service will deliver mail ballots even with insufficient postage
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020
Fact check: Digitally altered image of Barack Obama
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Bitter rivals agree to ‘do-over’ in disputed Paterson election
Joe Malinconico / Paterson Press / Aug. 11, 2020
Recount denied for GOP candidate Hirsh Singh in Atlantic, Cape May counties
Michelle Brunetti / The Press of Atlantic City / Aug. 11, 2020
‘Return to sender’: US postal service problems affecting voters
Mark Albert / Houston Chronicle / Aug. 11, 2020
In Georgia and Wisconsin, smoother elections this time – with a few glitches
John Whitesides / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020
Drawing lessons from chaotic primaries, election officials scrambled to head off voting problems in Tuesday’s contests
Amy Gardner and Dan Simmons / The Washington Post / Aug. 11, 2020
Congress’ stinginess is putting democracy at risk, state election officials say
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone / Aug. 11, 2020
A New Clash Over Mail Voting: The Cost of the Postage
Luke Broadwater and Hailey Fuchs / The New York Times / Aug. 11, 2020
A record 76% of Americans can vote by mail in 2020
Juliette Love / The New York Times / Aug 11, 2020
Judge: postage requirement for mail ballots isn’t a poll tax
Kate Brumback / The Associated Press / Aug. 11, 2020
NAACP launches drive to boost Black voter turnout in six key states
Makini Brice / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020
New Zealand delays election process as it plunges back into coronavirus lockdown
Praveen Menon / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020
Egyptians vote for newly created Senate
Mahmoud Mourad / Reuters / Aug. 11, 2020