Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
Head of NC elections says state won’t be doing all mail-in balloting, citing supply chain and logistical issues
Alex Shabed / WCNC Charlotte / Aug. 11, 2020
Election Cybersecurity
Silicon Valley game-plans for a messy election night
Nancy Scola / POLITICO / Aug. 12, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Q&A: Alaska’s CIO on boosting cloud for government telework
Mickey McCarter / StateTech Magazine / Aug. 12, 2020
From the CISO’s desk: building a stronger cybersecurity posture
Fedscoop Staff / FedScoop / Aug. 12, 2020
Malware skimmed credit card numbers from Michigan State’s online shop
Colin Wood / EdScoop / Aug. 12, 2020
Twitter launches much-awaited developer software after hack delay
Akanksha Rana and Amy Caren Daniel / Reuters / Aug. 12, 2020
Demise of Facebook ‘would pose serious risk to people’s privacy’
Hannah Boland / The Telegraph / Aug. 11, 2020
News Analysis: Uber and Lyft might halt California operations over a labor fight. That may help them in November
Johana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times / Aug. 12, 2020
Why are Americans so uneasy about contact tracing?
Sarah Holder / Bloomberg / Aug. 12, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration asks court to dismiss Big Tech’s challenge to social media executive order
Nandita Bose / Reuters / Aug. 12, 2020
WeChat is a lifeline for the Chinese diaspora. What happens now that Trump banned it?
Suhauna Hussain and Taylor Avery / Los Angeles Times / Aug. 12, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
More than half of foreign cyberattacks against China in 2019 originated in the US, China report says
Coco Feng / South China Morning Post / Aug. 12, 2020
Chinese network of fake accounts targets Trump with English-language videos
Craig Timberg and Shane Harris / The Washington Post / Aug. 12, 2020
NHS hit with wave of scam emails at height of COVID-19 pandemic
Owen Hughes / ZDNet / Aug. 12, 2020
Israel says it beat attack by North Korean cyber group under U.S. sanctions
Felicia Schwartz / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 12, 2020
British Airways and Marriott expect drastically reduced fines from U.K. privacy regulator
Catherine Stupp / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 12, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Google, Facebook and others broaden group to secure U.S. election
Mike Isaac and Kate Conger / The New York Times / Aug. 12, 2020
Facebook and other tech giants gird for chaotic election
Dustin Volz and Emily Glazer / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 12, 2020
Facebook, Twitter step up fight against misinformation on U.S. elections
Kanishka Singh / Reuters / Aug. 12, 2020
QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene wins GOP primary in Georgia
Natalie Andrews / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 12, 2020
What is #SaveTheChildren and why did Facebook block it?
EJ Dickson / Rolling Stone / Aug. 12, 2020
How scammers use faked news articles to promote coronavirus “cures” that only defraud victims
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop / Aug. 12, 2020
Fact check: New York Democrats did block tuition assistance bill but Cuomo expanded benefits for vet families
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 12, 2020
Fact check: Old doctored photos used to claim Tom Hanks lied about self-quarantine
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 12, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
A mailer was supposed to make voting easier for D.C. residents. Instead, it confused them.
Michael Brice-Saddler / The Washington Post / Aug. 12, 2020
The Most Important Mail You’ll Ever Send: A Ballot
Juana Summers and Miles Parks / National Public Radio / Aug. 11, 2020
Postmarks come under scrutiny as states prepare for mail-in voting
Ellie Kaufman / CNN / Aug. 11, 2020
U.S. postal service reorganization sparks delays, election questions
Andy Sullivan and Heather Timmons / Reuters / Aug. 12, 2020
House Oversight chair introduces bill to preserve USPS services
Fadel Allassan / Axios / Aug. 12, 2020
Experts are worried about a poll worker shortage. These students are recruiting young people to help.
Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News / Aug. 12, 2020
New Zealand PM weighs postponing election as investigators say new cases may have been imported via freight
Giovanni Torre / The Telegraph / Aug. 12, 2020
Voting is an essential service too. New Zealand can’t be afraid to go to the polls, even in lockdown
Grant Duncan / The Conversation / Aug. 12, 2020