Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
The biggest risk to this election is not Russia. It’s us.
Fiona Hill / The New York Times / Oct. 7, 2020
House Democrat accuses Ratcliffe of politicizing election security intelligence
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Oct. 7, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Cyber Daily: IRS unit investigated for using phone data in organized crime cases; NSA, cyber command director quarantines
The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 7, 2020
U.S. explores restrictions on Ant Group, Tencent payment platforms – Bloomberg News
Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
Remote work marked ‘culmination’ of NYC Cyber Command’s cloud initiatives, agency heads said
Ryan Johnston / StateScoop / Oct. 7, 2020
US antitrust probe finds ‘alarming pattern’ of innovation-stifling practices
Asha Barbaschow / ZDNet / Oct. 7, 2020
Protecting a smarter electrical grid against cyberattacks
Bryan Walsh / Axios / Oct. 7, 2020
The contest to protect almost everything on the internet
Sara Castellanos / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 7, 2020
Operating rooms turn to zoom-like technology for the age of Covid
Riley Griffin / Bloomberg / Oct. 7, 2020
CSU San Bernardino named National Center for Cybersecurity Education
Colin Wood / EdScoop / Oct. 7, 2020
California’s new data strategy aims at interconnectivity
Ryan Johnston / StateScoop / Oct. 6, 2020
Can police brutality be reformed using artificial intelligence?
Astha Oriel / Analytics Insight / Oct. 7, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court divided over Google bid to end Oracle copyright suit
Jan Wolfe and Andrew Chung / Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
Apple TV+ joins anti-piracy coalition
Sara Fischer and Ina Fried / Axios / Oct. 7, 2020
Scathing congressional report suggests big trouble for Big Tech if Biden wins
Nandita Bose / Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
‘Mercenary’ hacker group runs rampant in Middle East, cybersecurity research shows
Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing / Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
Uganda police probe hacking of mobile money processing firm
Elias Biryabarema / Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
Estonia is a ‘digital republic’ – what that means and why it may be everyone’s future
Dr. Imtiaz Khan and Ali Shahaab / The Conversation / Oct. 7, 2020
Cambridge Analytica did not misuse data in EU referendum, says watchdog
Jim Waterson / The Guardian / Oct. 7, 2020
U.K. regulator finds companies often mute shareholders in remote meetings
Mark Maurer / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 7, 2020
Nvidia, Arm CEOs confident of regulatory approval for US$40 billion deal despite potential Chinese concerns
Che Pan / South China Morning Post / Oct. 7, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
U.S. seizes 92 websites used by Iran to spread disinformation
Kartikay Mehrotra / Bloomberg / Oct. 7, 2020
How Russia Today skirts high-tech blockade to reach U.S. readers
Keach Hagey et al. / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 7, 2020
Russia eyes far-right U.S. social media networks
Zach Dorfman / Axios / Oct. 7, 2020
Facebook to temporarily halt all political ads in U.S. after polls close Nov. 3, broadening earlier restrictions
Elizabeth Dwoskin / The Washington Post / Oct. 7, 2020
Facebook to slap labels on posts if candidates prematurely declare victory
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill / Oct. 7, 2020
Facebook bans militarized calls for poll watching but won’t pull ‘Army for Trump’ video
Katie Paul / Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
What is QAnon? What we know about the conspiracy theory
WSJ Staff / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 7, 2020
Why conspiracy theories are so addictive right now
Kevin Roose / The New York Times / Oct. 7, 2020
Justice Dept. eases election fraud inquiry constraints as Trump promotes false narrative
Michael S. Schmidt and Katie Benner / The New York Times / Oct. 7, 2020
Fact check: Biden ‘skintone mismatch’ in CNBC interview is due to lighting, not body double or deepfake
Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
Fact check: Biden’s vow to expand Conversation Stewardship Program is not a plan for involuntary agricultural collectivization
Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
Fact check: Residents of Madrid care home have not died due to flu vaccination
Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
Facebook’s QAnon ban omits high-profile Australians linked to conspiracy theory
Christopher Knaus et al. / The Guardian / Oct. 7, 2020
Election bot counters sexist abuse in New Zealand, one tweet at a time
Preeti Kannan / Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
In Florida, the Gutting of a Landmark Law Leaves Few Felons Likely to Vote
Lawrence Mower and Langston Taylor / ProPublica, the Miami Herald, and the Tampa Bay Times / Oct. 7, 2020
Texas Supreme Court rejects top Republicans’ request to shorten early voting period
Brad Brooks / Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
Houston can’t send unsolicited mail-in ballot applications, judges rule
Jacob Gershman / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 7, 2020
US court denies bid to force expanded Indiana mail-in voting
Tom Davies / The Associated Press / Oct. 7, 2020
With time short, judge mulls Georgia voting system changes
Kate Brumback / The Associated Press / Oct. 7, 2020
Mail-in ballot mix-ups: How much should we worry?
Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / Oct. 7, 2020
When will we know the 2020 presidential election results? A guide to possible delays
Alexa Corse / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 7, 2020
Will the US media call the right winner on election night? Don’t count on it
John Aldrich et al. / The Guardian / Oct. 7, 2020
Election officials are preparing for potential unrest at the polls
Jennifer Steinhauer and Zolan Kanno-Youngs / The New York Times / Oct. 7, 2020
More than half in new poll expect violence after Election Day
John Bowden / The Hill / Oct. 7, 2020
U.S. Postal Service says — bring on the ballots, we’re ready
Diane Bartz / Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
No, skipping Prime Day won’t make your election mail arrive faster
Tim Chan / Rolling Stone / Oct. 7, 2020
The Postal Service audition Anne Hathaway, Kenny G, Slash, and more in get out the vote PSA
Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone / Oct. 7, 2020
Cellphones in hand, ‘Army for Trump’ readies poll watching operation
Jarrett Renshaw and Joseph Tanfani / Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
U.S. Justice Department eases ban on announcing investigations before election: reports
Jan Wolfe / Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020
Trump must prove he’s no longer contagious before next debate in Miami, Biden team says
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 7, 2020
From recording videos in a closet to Zoom meditating, 2020’s political campaigns adjust to the pandemic
Barbara A. Trish / The Conversation / Oct. 7, 2020
Trump administration asks U.S. high court to lift order extending census count
Jan Wolfe / Reuters / Oct. 7, 2020