Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
USC-led cybersecurity initiative pivots to voter education and access
Emily Gersema / USC News / Sept. 11, 2020
Election misinformation, cybersecurity draw bipartisan concern in Tennessee
Mariah Timms / Nashville Tennessean / Sept. 10, 2020
Election Cybersecurity
Microsoft warns Russia, China and Iran targeting US election
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Sept. 10, 2020
Exclusive: Microsoft believes Russian hackers ‘Fancy Bear’ targeted Biden campaign firm
Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
Kremlin calls reports of Russian state hacking against Biden campaign firm ‘nonsense’
Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
U.S. blacklists Ukrainian accused of meddling in 2020 election
Jonathan Landay and Daphne Psaledakis / Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
With election cybersecurity experts in short supply, some states call in the National Guard
Kevin Collier et al. / NBC News / Sept. 10, 2020
‘So much noise’: Brawl over 2020 intel leaves voters in the dark
Kyle Cheney et al. / POLITICO / Sept. 10, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Election 2020 polls: Startups pitch themselves as alternatives
Emily Glazer / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 10, 2020
Cyber Daily: Ambient AI in healthcare raises privacy, security debate; Ireland’s privacy watchdog to curtail Facebook data transfers
The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 10, 2020
Portland passes strongest facial-recognition restriction in U.S.
David Uberti / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 10, 2020
Tech is aiding several aspects of the criminal justice system during the pandemic
Houston Thomas III / StateTech Magazine / Sept. 10, 2020
LA’s use of Citizen for contact tracing has some privacy advocates worried
Ryan Johnston / StateScoop / Sept. 10, 2020
South Carolina to use radio waves for extra K-12 internet access
Colin Wood / EdScoop / Sept. 10, 2020
Some New York schools switch to remote learning after funding cuts
Jimmy Vielkind / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 10, 2020
Trump team may give TikTok’s owners more time to line up a sale
Saleha Mohsin / Bloomberg / Sept. 10, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Thai hospitals and companies hit by ransomware attacks
Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
Platform regulation in Australia is just the start. Facebook and Google are fighting a global battle
James Meese / The Conversation / Sept. 10, 2020
University of South Australia says blockchain at odds with privacy obligations
Asha Barbaschow / ZDNet / Sept. 10, 2020
Digital identity: new UK scheme risks running a repeat of ID card controversy
Maureen Meadows / The Conversation / Sept. 10, 2020
UK extradition hearing for WikiLeaks’ Assange postponed over COVID-19 concerns
Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
Victoria’s coronavirus contact tracing is about to get faster. Let’s make it the first step in a larger digital boost
Karin Verspoor et al. / The Conversation / Sept. 10, 2020
Health data collected during the coronavirus pandemic needs to be managed responsibly
P. Alison Paprica et al. / The Conversation / Sept. 10, 2020
South Korean vigilante website targeting sex crimes shuts down amid outcry
Sangmi Cha / Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Google and Twitter sharpen tools to stop false claims about election
Emily Glazer and Kirsten Grind / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 10, 2020
‘Rumors spread like wildfire’: false posts claiming activists started Oregon fires flood social media
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian / Sept. 10, 2020
9/11 and the rise of the new conspiracy theorists
Garrett M. Graff / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 10, 2020
Factbox: What is QAnon and how are social media sites handling it?
Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
Fact check: 20,000 fake driving licenses seized at O’Hare Airport not linked to voter fraud
Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
Fact check: No evidence of any attempt to lower the age of consent to 4
Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
Fact check: Bill Gates is not responsible for COVID-19
Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
EU urges tech giants to ‘go further’ in fight against disinformation: report
John Bowden / The Hill / Sept. 10, 2020
Facebook, Google, Twitter urged by EU to do more against fake news
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
2.1 million voters have requested absentee ballots, says Michigan Secretary of State
Zahra Amad / Michigan Live / Sept. 10, 2020
Michigan’s Secretary of State says there are more ways than ever to vote, some still skeptical
Jamie Sherrod and Markie / WNEM 5 / Sept. 9, 2020
NY gets 221,000 online applications for absentee ballots–in one week
Michael Gormley / Newsday / Sept. 10, 2020
Groups ask Cuomo for pre-paid absentee ballot postage
Edward McKinley / Times Union / Sept. 10, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court pauses absentee balloting amid dispute over third-party candidates
John Kruzel and Celine Castronuovo / The Hill / Sept. 10, 2020
U.S. appeals court rejects bid to expand voting by mail in Texas
Joseph Ax / Reuters / Sept. 10, 2020
Judge halts Tennessee law that restricted mail-in voting
Justine Coleman / The Hill / Sept. 10, 2020
D.C. elections board bracing for ‘record-shattering’ turnout, aiming to avoid repeat of primary fiasco
Michael Brice-Saddler and Julie Zauzmer / The Washington Post / Sept. 10, 2020
States take lessons from chaotic primary season to prepare for an unprecedented election
Candice Norwood / PBS News Hour / Sept. 10, 2020
Postal Service, Under Political Spotlight, Preps For Surge In Election Mail
Brian Naylor / National Public Radio / Sept. 10, 2020
6 in 10 Americans would prefer to vote before Election Day: poll
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Sept. 10, 2020
There might be a shortage of poll workers. Corporate America wants to help.
Terry Nguyen / Vox / Sept. 10, 2020
TikTokers launch voter registration campaign
Rachel Janfaza / CNN / Sept. 10, 2020
What it takes to turn a sports venue into a polling place
Kimberly Adams / Marketplace / Sept. 10, 2020
What happens if Donald Trump fights the election results?
Eric Lach / The New Yorker / Aug. 21, 2020
Democrats build big edge in early voting
Alex Isenstadt / POLITICO / Sept. 10, 2020
Abrams touches on new documentary, calls voter suppression ‘intentional’
Marty Johnson / The Hill / Sept. 10, 2020
COVID-stricken pastor could barely breathe. He kept fighting for the right of Black people to vote
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times / Sept. 10, 2020
How Mandy Patinkin’s family Twitter became a vehicle for change
Brenna Ehrlich / Rolling Stone / Sept. 10, 2020
2020 census must count illegal immigrants when allocating House seats, judges rule
Paul Overberg / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 10, 2020