Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
Warner to give Keynote address on Election Cybersecurity for USC Workshop sponsored by Google
West Virginia Secretary of State / EIN Presswire / Oct. 1, 2020
Election Cybersecurity
Memory sticks used to program Philly’s voting machines were stolen from elections warehouse
Jeremy Roebuck and Jonathan Lai / The Philadelphia Inquirer / Sept. 30, 2020
National Intelligence chief gave little notice for briefing on Russian assessment
Andrew Desiderio and Kyle Cheney / POLITICO / Sept. 30, 2020
Intelligence officials urged Trump spy chief not to disclose unverified Russian claims about Clinton
Dustin Volz and Warren P. Strobel / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 30, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Mounting ransomware attacks morph into a deadly concern
Robert McMillan and Jenny Strasburg / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 30, 2020
Container shipping line CMA CGM says data possibly stolen in cyberattack
Costas Paris / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 30, 2020
This worm phishing campaign is a game-changer in password theft, account takeovers
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet / Sept. 30, 2020
Rotten phish spoils employee experience
Jinan Budge et al. / Forrester / Sept. 24, 2020
Airports, ATMs, hospitals: Microsoft Windows XP leak would be less of an issue, if so many didn’t use it
Brianna O’Shea and Paul Haskell-Dowland / The Conversation / Sept. 30, 2020
Microsoft report highlights trends in cyber crime
Zach Dorfman / Axios / Sept. 30, 2020
Expert says detecting deepfakes almost impossible
Marisa Fernandez / Axios / Sept. 30, 2020
House Democrats to call for Big Tech breakups
Ryan Tracy / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 30, 2020
Federal Internet of Things security rules could provide blueprint for private sector
James Rundle / The Wall Street / Sept. 30, 2020
States and cities benefit from centralized security solutions and leadership
David Raths / StateTech Magazine / Sept. 30, 2020
How much will state and local governments automate?
Ranjani Krishnamurthy / StateTech Magazine / Sept. 30, 2020
Texas A&M predicting COVID-19 spread with deep-learning model
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Sept. 30, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
North Korea has tried to hack 11 officials of the UN Security Council
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet / Sept. 30, 2020
Hackers hit South African government fund for children and missing people
Mfuneko Toyana / Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Revamped EU data transfer tool may be ready by Christmas
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Germany moves to toughen Huawei oversight: sources
Andreas Rinke and Douglas Busvine / Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Huawei ready to reveal inner workings to show no security threat
Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Alibaba’s cloud services business poised to turn a profit on back of China’s digital economy, global expansion
Jane Zhang, Minghe Hu, and Chad Bray / South China Morning Post / Sept. 30, 2020
Jack Ma: China’s entrepreneurs must be ready for a globalised, digitalised world
Zhou Xin / South China Morning Post / Sept. 30, 2020
House Committee says U.S. spy agencies are failing China challenge
Warren P. Strobel and Kate O’Keeffe / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 30, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
How voting by mail tops election misinformation
Davey Alba / The New York Times / Sept. 30, 2020
Facebook wil forbid ads that undermine the legitimacy of the coming election
Mike Isaac / The New York Times / Sept. 30, 2020
Wilson Center fellow warns of “disinformation laundering”
Marisa Fernandez / Axios / Sept. 30, 2020
Twitter removes 130 accounts disrupting public conversation during Trump-Biden debate
Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Facebook removes Trump campaign ads with misleading claims about refugees
Kari Paul / The Guardian / Sept. 30, 2020
Op-Ed: Facebook drove QAnon’s mad growth and enhanced its power to poison elections
Roger McNamee / Los Angeles Times / Sept. 30, 2020
Misinformation about Biden’s health spreads after debate
Elizabeth Dwoskin / The Washington Post / Sept. 30, 2020
Study finds “single largest driver” of coronavirus misinformation: Trump
Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland / The New York Times / Sept. 30, 2020
Steele Dossier: Was the FBI a victim of Russian disinformation?
Eli Lake / Bloomberg / Sept. 30, 2020
How Trump’s “voter fraud” lie is disenfranchising Americans
Jim Rutenberg / The New York Times / Sept. 30, 2020
Fact check: False ‘evidence’ of Biden being wired or using earpiece
Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Fact check: Biden’s eyes appeared blue, not black, during debate
Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Fact check: Joe Biden did not say he attended Delaware State University
Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Fact check: Biden did not meet with Virginia Governor Northam, who has COVID-19
Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Fact check: Biden’s 2016 ‘stupid bastards’ remark to U.S. Military intended as joke
Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Fact check: Misattributed Steve Harvey quote about supporting Trump
Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Russia is spreading lies about Covid vaccines, says UK military chief
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian / Sept. 30, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
USC, Google, and Other Partners Aim to Help Get Election Info to Voters
Homeland Security Today / Sept. 30, 2020
Pennsylvania’s top election official says discarded ballots not ‘intentional fraud’
Zack Budryk / The Hill / Sept. 30, 2020
Appeals court lets extended ballot-receipt deadline take effect in Wisconsin
Josh Gerstein / POLITICO / Sept. 30, 2020
In 2020 election, Florida felon voting limits could sway state outcome
Coulter Jones and Jon Kamp / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 30, 2020
Judges rule for mail voting in Montana and Alabama
Tom Hals / Reuters / Sept. 30, 2020
Is it safe to vote in person?
Myah Ward and Renuka Rayasam / POLITICO / Sept. 30, 2020
National Guard could be tasked to protect voting. So far, few governors have asked
Tara Copp / The News & Observer / Sept. 30, 2020
How Voting by Mail Could Cost Biden the Election
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic / Sept. 30, 2020
Nevada attorney general warns Trump is telling supporters to intimidate at polls
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill / Sept. 30, 2020
Trump’s call for poll watchers sparks fears of voter intimidation
Rebecca Beitsch and Maggie Miller / The Hill / Sept. 30, 2020
Facebook and Instagram accounts flooded with voting reminders
Michelle Quesada / WPTV / Sept. 30, 2020
U.S. appeals court blocks Trump from shutting down the census count early
Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times / Sept. 30, 2020