Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
State Election Officials Endorse Federal Cyber Navigators Bill
Dwight Weingarten / MeriTalk / Aug. 31, 2020
The election security hole everyone ignores
Kim Zetter / POLITICO / Aug. 31, 2020
American Intelligence Knows What Russia is Doing
The Editorial Board / The New York Times / Aug. 31, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Ransomware negotiators gain prominence as attacks increase
James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 31, 2020
COVID-19 accelerating the digital transformation of cyber-security
Adilin Beatrice / Analytics Insight / Aug. 31, 2020
Wikileaks, key player in 2016 U.S. Election, suffers brief outage
Raphael Satter / Reuters / Aug. 31, 2020
Facebook partners with external researchers to study its impact during U.S. Election
Uday Sampath and Katie Paul / Reuters / Aug. 31, 2020
Facebook, Google hurt local communities, group says
Kyle Daly / Axios / Aug. 31, 2020
North Carolina appoints chief technology officer, a first for state
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Aug. 31, 2020
The curious saga of the deceased Herman Cain’s living Twitter account
Travis M. Andrews / The Washington Post / Aug. 31, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
New Zealand bourse website hit by fresh cyberattack, but keeps trading
Praveen Menon / Reuters / Aug. 31, 2020
NZ’s cyber security centre warns more attacks likely following stock market outages
Dave Parry / The Conversation / Aug. 31, 2020
Cyber-security agency insists it doesn’t want to conduct mass surveillance of Australians
Daniel Hurst / The Guardian / Aug. 31, 2020
China’s new tech export restrictions further cloud US TikTok sale and raise the risk of protectionism
Coco Feng et al. / South China Morning Post / Aug. 31, 2020
China’s internet watchdog tightens online controls with new app to squash rumours
Iris Deng / South China Morning Post / Aug. 31, 2020
Facial recognition and bathtime bookings: How China’s universities are reopening
Cate Cadell and Gabriel Crossley / Reuters / Aug. 31, 2020
Facebook executive supported India’s Modi, disparaged opposition in internal messages
Jeff Horwittz and Newley Purnell / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 30, 2020
How the race for a Covid-19 vaccine is getting dirty
Laura Spinney / The Guardian / Aug. 30, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Wikipedia falsely said I was convicted of attempted murder. I expected online abuse, but not this.
Naomi Ishaka / The Seattle Times / Aug. 31, 2020
Zaid Jilani on whether Zuckerberg is personally liable for misinformation on Facebook inciting violence
The Hill TV / Aug. 31, 2020
Twitter labels Trump campaign tweet for misleading clip of Biden speech
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios / Aug. 31, 2020
Scalise on doctored Biden video: ‘It shouldn’t have been edited’
Quint Forgey / POLITICO / Aug. 31, 2020
Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia
Daisuke Wakabayashi / The New York Times / Aug. 31, 2020
Australian MP installed security cameras out of genuine fear after attacks by conspiracy theorist, court hears
Michael McGowan / The Guardian / Aug. 31, 2020
Fact check: Fabricated quote on Nancy Pelosi saying she will resign if Trump is re-elected
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 31, 2020
Fact check: Jill Biden will not make all Americans learn Spanish if her husband is elected
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 31, 2020
Fact check: Not all living former presidents warned against voting for Donald Trump in 2016
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 31, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Texas Democrats argue mail-in voting law discriminates based on age
Taylor Goldenstein / Houston Chronicle / Aug. 31, 2020
Local election official to step down 5 weeks before start of historic vote
Megan Vanselow / KWTX / Aug. 31, 2020
Coghill plans to seek recount in Alaska state Senate race
Becky Bohrer / Tulsa World / Aug. 31, 2020
Lawsuit challenges Tennessee law making it a felony to share absentee voter application form
Mariah Timms / Nashville Tennessean / Aug. 31, 2020
Persistent voting problems in Detroit elections get magnified by COVID-19
FOX 2 Detroit / Aug. 31, 2020
Firm told to stop offering to illegally collect ballots in Arizona
Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services / Tucson.com / Aug. 31, 2020
Judge extends deadline to return absentee ballots in Georgia
Justin Wise / The Hill / Aug. 31, 2020
Do not open until Election Day: States will delay counting mail-in votes in Trump-Biden race
Pete Williams / NBC News / Aug. 31, 2020
Battleground states want to be able to process mail ballots before Election Day
Zak Hudak, Adam Brewster / CBS News / Aug. 31, 2020
Will You Have Enough Time to Vote by Mail in Your State?
Larry Buchanan / The New York Times / Aug. 31, 2020
Twitter is making it easier for users to get accurate voter registration information ahead of November’s presidential election
Katie Canales / Business Insider / Aug. 31, 2020
Voters with print disabilities can vote electronically
Kathy McCormack / The Associated Press / Aug. 31, 2020
New U.S. Citizens Were One of the Fastest Growing Voting Blocs. But Not This Year.
Eileen Guo / FiveThirtyEight / Aug. 31, 2020
Nursing home residents isolated by coronavirus now face looming challenge: Voting
Halley Freger / ABC News / Aug. 31, 2020
Empty US college campuses are making it harder for students to vote
Erica Euse / The Guardian / Aug. 31, 2020
It’s crunch time for voting litigation
Katelyn Polantz / CNN / Aug. 31, 2020
USPS removes thousands of mailboxes each year; in 2020, mail-in ballots make it political
Editorial: The census is in trouble. So is democracy
The Times Editorial Board / Los Angeles Times / Aug. 31, 2020
Oversight panel set to subpoena DeJoy amid clash over Postal Service
Kyle Cheney / POLITICO / Aug. 31, 2020