Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Homeland Security steps up warnings about 2020 U.S. election security
Mark Hosenball / Reuters / Oct. 6, 2020
Voters beware: US tells public how to avoid election mischief
Eric Tucker and Ben Fox / The Associated Press / Oct. 6, 2020
FBI, CISA Say Spoofed Internet Domains and Email Accounts Post Cyber Risk to Voters
Kate Polit / MeriTalk / Oct. 6, 2020
National security advisor: Russia must stay out of election
Sophia Eppolito / The Associated Press / Oct. 6, 2020
FBI, NSA confident in election: ‘Security of your vote has never been higher,’ says cyber security agency
Kevin Johnson / USA Today / Oct. 6, 2020
Why we’re not voting by phone yet
WSJ Noted / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 6, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Can businesses keep up with new cyber threats?
Mike Cherney / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 6, 2020
Emotet is back and phishing state and local governments, CISA warns
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Oct. 6, 2020
Blackbaud mum on which universities had Social Security data stolen
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Oct. 6, 2020
Breach at food delivery service Chowbus reportedly affects hundreds of thousands of customers
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Oct. 6, 2020
The IRS Is Being Investigated for Using Location Data Without a Warrant
Joseph Cox / VICE / Oct. 6, 2020
House Judiciary’s tech antitrust report urges sweeping legal changes
Ashley Gold and Kyle Daly / Axios / Oct. 6, 2020
U.S. judge to hold November 4 hearing on Commerce Dept TikTok ban
David Shepardson / Reuters / Oct. 6, 2020
In Google/Oracle case, Supreme Court will weigh software’s future
Ashley Gold / Axios / Oct. 6, 2020
How a small group of Marines is advancing modernization with coding
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / Oct. 6, 2020
DHS advances AI project improving use of contractor past performance data
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Oct. 6, 2020
Established tools find new purpose in screening people
Ryan Petersen / StateTech Magazine / Oct. 6, 2020
Encrypting consumer data in smartphones to ensure security
Adilin Beatrice / Analytics Insight / Oct. 6, 2020
Eight tricks for making remote school easier
Julie Jargon / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 6, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Could a cyber-hack trigger the next Chernobyl?
James Cook / The Telegraph / Oct. 6, 2020
Rare case of UEFI hacking hit targets interested in North Korea, Kaspersky says
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Oct. 5, 2020
Spies hacked Azerbaijan government officials as Nagorno-Karabakh conflict escalated, researchers say
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Oct. 6, 2020
Foreign spies use front companies to disguise their hacking, borrowing an old camouflage tactic
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop / Oct. 6, 2020
Phone-hacking lawyers accuse Mirror of illegal targeting of judges
Jim Waterson / The Guardian / Oct. 6, 2020
EU court: phone spying only ok for serious national threats
Samuel Petrequin / The Associated Press / Oct. 6, 2020
EU seeks authority to cut off banks’ tech suppliers if found wanting on cybersecurity
Catherine Stupp / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 6, 2020
U.K. watchdog bans sale of cryptocurrency derivatives to individual investors
Caitlin Ostroff / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 6, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Graham Brookie says disinformation tactics have shifted in lead up to 2020 election
Washington Post Live / Oct. 6, 2020
Warner calls for Facebook, Twitter and Google to safeguard against election disinformation
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Oct. 6, 2020
Delayed Homeland Security Report Warns Against ‘Lethal’ White Supremacy
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / The New York Times / Oct. 6, 2020
Facebook to ban QAnon-themed groups, pages and accounts in crackdown
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian / Oct. 6, 2020
Citigroup terminates manager involved in running QAnon website
Reuters / Oct. 6, 2020
Twitter is testing how its misinformation labels can be more obvious, direct
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters / Oct. 6, 2020
Facebook removes Trump’s post about Covid-19, citing misinformation rules
Jeff Horwitz / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 6, 2020
Fact check: The AARP has not endorsed Joe Biden or donated to Planned Parenthood
Reuters / Oct. 6, 2020
Fact check: Serco did not develop the NHS Test and Trace COVID-19 app
Reuters / Oct. 6, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Florida Extends Registration Deadline After Voting Website Crashes
Patricia Mazzei et al. / The New York Times / Oct. 6, 2020
Some 2,100 L.A. County voters got ballots missing one thing: a way to vote for president
Andrew J. Campa / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 6, 2020
How New York is trying to get more people to register to vote
WSJ Noted / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 6, 2020
Supreme Court reinstates South Carolina absentee ballot witness rule
Rebecca Falconer / Axios / Oct. 6, 2020
Michigan governor signs bill giving state clerks more time to count absentee ballots
Reuters / Oct. 6, 2020
Mississippi court urged to strike down ballot notarization
David A. Lieb / The Associated Press / Oct. 6, 2020
Court battle erupts over voters’ signatures on mail ballots
Marc Levy / The Associated Press / Oct. 6, 2020
Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots
Paul J. Weber / The Associated Press / Oct. 6, 2020
Lines long as early voting begins amid pandemic precautions
Dan Sewell and Julie Carr Smith / The Associated Press / Oct. 6, 2020
States Embark On Massive Vote-By-Mail Trial
WBUR / Oct. 6, 2020
USPS says it’s too close to the election for most of Congress to inspect facilities
Jacob Bogage / The Washington Post / Oct. 6, 2020
Election officials won’t ‘sacrifice accuracy or integrity for speed’
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Oct. 6, 2020
One neat trick that could save America from vote-counting chaos
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone / Oct. 6, 2020
More than 4 million Americans have already voted, suggesting record turnout
John Whitesides / Reuters / Oct. 6, 2020
Voter enthusiasm running higher than 2016, 2012: survey
Zack Budryk / The Hill / Oct. 6, 2020
Another political fault line in the era of coronavirus: Plexiglass
Stephanie Murray / POLITICO / Oct. 6, 2020
Biden says cancel next debate if Trump remains sick with COVID-19
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 6, 2020
Trump’s infection becomes biggest election storyline
Neal Rothschild / Axios / Oct. 6, 2020
Stepped-up recruitment of poll watchers adds to election tensions
Alexa Corse and Tarini Parti / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 6, 2020
Amnesty International calls on governors to ban guns at polling sites
Jordan Williams / The Hill / Oct. 6, 2020
Voters Should Not Be Intimidated
Sean Morales-Doyle et al. / The Brennan Center for Justice / Oct. 6, 2020
How the pandemic has complicated voting access for millions of Native Americans
Candice Norwood / PBS News Hour / Oct. 6, 2020
America May Need International Intervention
Peter Beinart / The New York Times / Oct. 6, 2020
‘International Intervention’ in U.S. Elections Would Be a Disaster
Jimmy Quinn / The National Review / Oct. 6, 2020