Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Russian election interference: what’s new in 2020, and what’s old
Alyza Sebenius / Bloomberg / Sept. 16, 2020
FBI helped Twitter, Facebook disrupt Russia influence operation
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg / Sept. 16, 2020
House passes legislation to boost election security research
Maggie Miller / the Hill / Sept. 16, 2020
Schumer, Sanders call for Senate panel to address election security
Maggie Miller / Sept. 16, 2020
U.S. intelligence officials to do in-person election security briefings for lawmakers after all
Mark Hosenball / Reuters / Sept. 16, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Cerberus banking Trojan source code released for free to cyberattackers
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet / Sept. 16, 2020
Lawmakers issue call for national AI strategy
James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 16, 2020
An executive perspective: the evolution of security and networking
CyberScoop / Sept. 16, 2020
Power companies brace for supply chain shake-up from new cyber rules
David Uberti / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 16, 2020
WikiLeaks acted in public interest, ‘Pentagon Papers’ leaker tells Assange hearing
Michael Holden / Reuters / Sept. 16, 2020
NYT, Facebook launch multi-year augmented reality reporting project
Sara Fischer / Axios / Sept. 16, 2020
Online learning’s toll on kids’ privacy
Ashley Gold / Axios / Sept. 16, 2020
Training future doctors virtually
Mohana Ravindranath / POLITICO / Sept. 16, 2020
Trump raises questions about TikTok-Oracle deal if ByteDance ties remain
Alexandra Alper / Reuters / Sept. 16, 2020
Facebook says it shouldn’t be the arbiters of truth when it comes to political advertising
Asha Barbaschow / ZDNet / Sept. 16, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
U.S. charges Chinese nationals in cyberattacks on more than 100 companies
Dustin Volz et al. / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 16, 2020
Exclusive: Top Huawei executives had close ties to company at center of U.S. criminal case
Steve Stecklow and Marcelo Rochabrun / Reuters / Sept. 16, 202
Justice Department indicts two Iranians accused of stealing sensitive data in multiple countries
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Sept. 16, 2020
U.S. charges two Russian nationals who allegedly stole cryptocurrencies
Dylan Tokar / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 16, 2020
DOD kicks off AI discussions with allies
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / Sept. 16, 2020
Australian government lawyer names China in interference investigation
Kirsty Needham / Reuters / Sept. 16, 2020
EU leaders to ask European Commission to name areas of strategic weakness
Reuters Staff / Reuters / Sept. 16, 2020
Lessons learned: TikTok becomes a case study for Chinese companies planning global expansion
Tracy Qu, Coco Feng, and Zhou Xin / South China Morning Post / Sept. 17, 2020
Tencent to mitigate setbacks in US, India with new regional hub in Singapore, analysts say
Iris Deng and Celia Chen / South China Morning Post / Sept. 16, 2020
Belarus, once a startups magnet, faces a tech exodus
Georgi Kantchev / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 16, 2020
Israel’s Check Point Software buys secure remote access provider
Reuters Staff / Reuters / Sept. 16, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
The Cybersecurity 202: State officials worry election misinformation is coming from inside the government
Elise Viebeck and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Sept. 16, 2020
Foreign, domestic disinformation deepens U.S. fissures
Zach Dorfman / Axios / Sept. 16, 2020
Exclusive: False fire rumors keep spreading on Facebook despite ban
Ashley Gold / Axios / Sept. 16, 2020
Misinformation is “its own pandemic” among parents
Jessica Grose / The New York Times / Sept. 16, 2020
‘The difference is QAnon’: how a conspiratorial hate campaign upended California politics
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian / Sept. 16, 2020
Facebook and Instagram flag Tucker Carlson virus posts
Tiffany Hsu / The New York Times / Sept. 16, 2020
Faked videos shore up false beliefs about Biden’s mental health
Dustin Carnahan / The Conversation / Sept. 16, 2020
New research shows trolls don’t just enjoy hurting others, they also feel good about themselves
Evita March / The Conversation / Sept. 16, 2020
Where Kim Kardashian meets tech policy
Alexandra S. Levine / POLITICO / Sept. 16, 2020
Reuters to host Media Literacy Week kick-off event, in partnership with NAMLE
Reuters / Sept. 16, 2020
Fact check: Comparison of proposed taxes under Biden and Trump looks at highest tax bracket only
Reuters / Sept. 16, 2020
Fact check: Photograph of Black doctors treating KKK member is staged, not historical
Reuters / Sept. 16, 2020
Bleach sold in the UK as miracle coronavirus remedy, investigation finds
Dominic Penna / The Telegraph / Sept. 16, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Brooke County to use new voting machines for elections
Kathryn Ghion / WTRF.com / Sept. 16, 2020
Michigan court upholds mass mailing of absentee ballot applications
John Kruzel / The Hill / Sept. 16, 2020
SC’s governor signs into law new COVID-19 election rules
The Associated Press / Sept. 16, 2020
Some North Carolina voters receive two absentee ballots
Celine Castronuovo / The Hill / Sept. 16, 2020
Secretary of State to partner with Tribal Council on better voting access
Marianne Goodland / 9 News / Sept. 16, 2020
How to vote in Los Angeles: Election 2020
Jackeline Luna / Los Angeles Times / Sept. 16, 2020
Postal service and state officials feud over mail voting as election looms
Kenneth P. Vogel et al. / The New York Times / Sept. 16, 2020
Election Officials Say Postal Service Isn’t Helping States Prepare for a Surge in Mail Ballots
Alana Abramson / TIME / Sept. 16, 2020
Activists claim fees, postage amount to modern-day poll taxes
Fredreka Schouten / CNN / Sept. 16, 2020
Biden assembles army of attorneys for post-election legal fight
Sam Levine / The Guardian / Sept. 16, 2020
Ballot measures across the US aim to overhaul voting practices
Reid Wilson / The Hill / Sept. 16, 2020
So you moved during the pandemic. Now how do you vote?
Bryan Pietsch / The New York Times / Sept. 16, 2020
Live Nation Converting Venues Into Polling Sites for 2020 Election
Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone / Sept. 16, 2020
Stepheen Colbert launches state-by-state voter guide “Better Know a Ballot”
Abbey White / The Hollywood Reporter / Sept. 16, 2020
Saving democracy requires voting early — and counting fast
E.J. Dionne Jr. / The Washington Post / Sept. 16, 2020
Young Americans are pitching in as poll workers. They should keep it up.
Editorial Board / The Washington Post / Sept. 16, 2020
Watch Barack Obama help young people prepare for election day
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone / Sept. 16, 2020