Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
How far feds have come on election security goals since the last election
Tim Starks / POLITICO / Aug. 24, 2020
Milwaukee County had a security assessment prior to hosting DNC
Tommy Peterson / StateTech Magazine / Aug. 24, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
The Cybersecurity 202: Coronavirus crisis spawned more scams than any other event in the last decade
Joseph Marks / The Washington Post / Aug. 24, 2020
Zoom outage halts classes, meetings
Ina Fried / Axios / Aug. 24, 2020
Hundreds of students’ COVID-19 test data left unprotected at University of Kentucky
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Aug. 24, 2020
‘Fortnite’ maker’s Apple fight leaves some developers wary
Sarah E. Needleman / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 24, 2020
TikTok sues Trump administration over U.S. ban, calls it an election ploy
Echo Wang and Jonathan Stempel / Reuters / Aug. 24, 2020
General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital are key drivers in Oracle bid for TikTok
Rolfe Winkler et al. / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 24, 2020
Epic Games, Apple face off in court
Leah Nylen / POLITICO / Aug. 24, 2020
Gun sellers use new tactic to deal on Facebook Marketplace
Parmy Olson / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 24, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Brute-force cyberattacks on the rise in Brazil
Angelica Mari / ZDNet / Aug. 24, 2020
Digital attacks raise fears over press freedoms in Indonesia
Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto / Reuters / Aug. 24, 2020
Facebook, TikTok and China
James Freeman / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 24, 2020
Why Trump’s WeChat ban could hurt Hollywood’s ties to China
Wendy Lee and Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times / Aug. 24, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Russian-backed organizations amplifying QAnon conspiracy theories, researchers say
Joseph Menn / Reuters / Aug. 24, 2020
Why QAnon is attracting so many followers in Australia — and how it can be countered
Kaz Ross / The Conversation / Aug. 24, 2020
Twitter and Facebook’s contrasting approaches to flagging Trump
Ina Fried / Axios / Aug. 24, 2020
Networks’ challenge: covering a live convention when falsehoods fly
Michael M. Grynbaum / The New York Times / Aug. 24, 2020
Lincoln Project Deletes Viral Tweet after Falsely Claiming Trump Supporter Called Obama ‘Monkey’
Tobias Hoonhout / The National Review / Aug. 24, 2020
Fact check: Claim that Obama gave Jeffrey Epstein the Medal of Freedom is intended as satire
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 24, 2020
Fact check: Joe Biden quote on teaching Islam in schools needs more context
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 24, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
The way to prevent a recount disaster is right in front of us.
Spenser Mestel / VICE Media / Aug. 24, 2020
Preparing Your State for an Election Under Pandemic Conditions
Brennan Center for Justice / Aug. 24, 2020
DeJoy defends Postal Service changes at combative House hearing
Cristina Marcos and Maggie Miller / The Hill / Aug. 24, 2020
USPS: House bill would hurt efforts to ‘improve service’
Justin Wise / The Hill / Aug. 24, 2020
Voting by mail is convenient, but not always secret
Susan Orr and James Johnson / The Conversation / Aug. 24, 2020
How the Democrats humanized Zoom
Kirsten Greenidge / POLITICO / Aug. 24, 2020