Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Microsoft seeks to disrupt Russian criminal botnet it fears could seek to sow confusion in the presidential election
Jay Greene and Ellen Nakashima / The Washington Post / Oct. 12, 2020
Court orders seizure of ransomware botnet controls as U.S. election nears
Joseph Menn / Reuters / Oct. 12, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Gig companies face criticism over California campaign tactics
Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios / Oct. 12, 2020
Maze ransomware attackers leak data stolen from suburban Washington schools
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Oct. 12, 2020
Here’s how many Americans still secretly use their ex’s passwords
Eileen Brown / ZDNet / Oct. 12, 2020
Budget and hiring practices hinder cities’ cybersecurity efforts
James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 12, 2020
How next-generation endpoint security can protect remote workers
Phil Goldstein / StateTech Magazine / Oct. 12, 2020
Many corporate boards still face shortage of tech expertise
Angus Loten / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 12, 2020
Adobe puts artificial intelligence tools into its marketing software
Reuters / Oct. 12, 2020
NASCIO 2020: Texas IT official busts 4 teleworking myths
Mickey McCarter / StateTech Magazine / Oct. 12, 2020
Justice ready to charge Google with monopoly search practices
Ashley Gold / Axios / Oct. 12, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
China hawks encounter powerful opponent: U.S. companies
Jeanne Whalen / The Washington Post / Oct. 12, 2020
Facebook’s Libra must not start until properly regulated – G7 draft
Jan Strupczewski / Reuters / Oct. 12, 2020
Huawei, Xiaomi top list of China’s most valuable consumer electronics companies, says Hurun report
Yujie Xue / South China Morning Post / Oct. 12, 2020
Video game live-streaming giants Huya and DouYu are merging, giving Tencent control of a US$10 billion industry behemoth
Josh Ye / South China Morning Post / Oct. 12, 2020
Channels, WeChat’s answer to short video app Douyin, tests live-streaming function
Iris Deng / South China Morning Post / Oct. 12, 2020
China’s central bank urges faster digital yuan roll-out as other countries begin tests
Frank Tang / South China Morning Post / Oct. 12, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Facebook bans content denying the Holocaust on its platforms
Jeff Horwitz / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 12, 2020
Facebook to ban content that seeks to intimidate voters
Campbell Kwan / ZDNet / Oct. 12, 2020
Twitter slaps warning on President Trump tweet claiming coronavirus immunity
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet / Oct. 12, 2020
Coronavirus expert Fauci says Trump campaign ad should be removed
Reuters / Oct. 12, 2020
Plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor grew from the militia movement’s toxic mix of constitutional falsehoods and half-truths
John E. Finn / The Conversation / Oct. 12, 2020
Marjorie Taylor Greene spars with GOP lawmaker over QAnon, antifa
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill / Oct. 12, 2020
Evangelical leaders like Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell Sr. have long talked of conspiracies against God’s chosen – those ideas are finding resonance today
Samuel Perry / The Conversation / Oct. 12, 2020
Fact check: The Rock did not lose millions of followers on social media after endorsing Joe Biden
Reuters / Oct. 12, 2020
Fact check: The “Rethink. Reskill. Reboot” campaign doesn’t specifically target the arts
Reuters / Oct. 12, 2020
Asked and answered: What readers want to know about coronavirus
The Washington Post / Oct. 12, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
California elections officials order GOP to immediately remove unofficial ballot boxes
John Myers and Stephanie Lai / Los Angeles / Oct. 12, 2020
Long lines mark the first day of early voting in Georgia as voters flock to the polls
Michelle Ye Hee Lee et al. / The Washington Post / Oct. 12, 2020
Georgia marred by technical problems, long lines on first day of early voting
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Oct. 12, 2020
After months without fans, Atlanta arena springs to life with early voters
Rich McKay / Reuters / Oct. 12, 2020
U.S. TV news networks aim for credibility, not speed, on election night
Helen Coster / Reuters / Oct. 12, 2020
This ‘election night,’ brace for delays in vote counts
Jean Enerson / The Seattle Times / Oct. 12, 2020
Limits on Observers and Challengers at the Polls
Eliza Sweren-Becker and Hannah Klain / The Brennan Center for Justice / Oct. 12, 2020
Top general: ‘Zero’ role for US military in electoral disputes
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill / Oct. 12, 2020
Asked and answered: What readers want to know about the election
The Washington Post / Oct. 12, 2020
‘Scent of democracy’: fragrant hand sanitiser ticks box for New Zealand’s early voters
Charlotte Graham-McLay / The Guardian / Oct. 12, 2020