Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
The Cybersecurity 202: Violent threats only make elections more vulnerable, experts fear
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Dec. 3, 2020
China aims its influence operations at incoming Biden administration, top intel official says
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Dec. 3, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
U.S. Senate set to vote on Trump FCC nominee as soon as next week
David Shepardson / Reuters / Dec. 3, 2020
Defense policy bill would create new cyber czar position
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Dec. 3, 2020
IoT security standards. Eleventh-hour push for Section 230 revision. US cybersecurity policy: continuity and change.
CyberWire / Dec. 3, 2020
U.S. used patriot act to gather logs of website visitors
Charlie Savage / The New York Times / Dec. 3, 2020
How an ICE Contractor tracks phones around the world
Joseph Cox / Vice / Dec. 3, 2020
HHS disaster recovery arm seeks cloud hosting information
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Dec. 3, 2020
Phishing ploy targets COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort
Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / Dec. 3, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic, remote work revamps IT investment priorities
Larry Dignan / ZDNet / Dec. 3, 2020
Teleworking is driving DOD push on zero trust
Phil Goldstein / FedTech / Dec. 3, 2020
Tech’s race problem is all about power
Ina Fried / Axios / Dec. 3, 2020
The forever tech bubble
Dan Primack / Axios / Dec. 3, 2020
Zoom’s success makes Slack’s stagnation even more puzzling
Felix Salmon / Axios / Dec. 3, 2020
Cyber-espionage campaign opens backdoor to steal documents from infected PCs
Danny Palmer / ZDNet / Dec. 2, 2020
TrickBot adds firmware tool that researchers say could lead to ‘bricking’ devices
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / / Dec. 3, 2020
Some companies aren’t recognizing, mitigating AI’s potential pitfalls
John McCormick / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 3, 2020
Think local about the digital divide
Shira Ovide / The New York Times / Dec. 3, 2020
K12 SIX cybersecurity community adds to management team to enhance mutual defense of school districts
The Associated Press / Dec. 3, 2020
U.S. Cyberforce was deployed to Estonia to hunt for Russian hacker
Julian E. Barnes / The New York Times / Dec. 3, 2020
Santa Clara County beefs up fire monitoring tech
Phil Goldstein / StateTech Magazine / Dec. 3, 2020
National University launches AI tool to engage students with online classes
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Dec. 3, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
U.S. tech giants face tighter regulation in Europe
Valentina Pop and Sam Schechner / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 3, 2020
Kaspersky catches hacker-for-hire group using ‘PowerPepper’ malware
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Dec. 3, 2020
‘Dirty methods’ in Brexit vote cited in push for new laws on Europe’s elections
Daniel Boffey / The Guardian / Dec. 3, 2020
Chinese cities target facial recognition to curb abuse of personal data
Tracy Qu and Yujie Xue / South China Morning Post / Dec. 3, 2020
New Zealand bourse says reviews into systems and cyber attack completed
Reuters / Dec. 3, 2020
Russian, Chinese intelligence targeting Norwegian oil secrets: report
Reuters / Dec. 3, 2020
France’s Versailles Palace gets another revolution, on TikTok
Helene Fouquet / Bloomberg / Dec. 3, 2020
WeChat deletes Australian PM’s appeal to Chinese community
Edward Johnson / Bloomberg / Dec. 3, 2020
Canada condemns China for doctored tweet of Australian soldier
Reuters / Dec. 3, 2020
To check custodial deaths, India to install CCTV cameras in police stations
Danish Raza / Vice / Dec. 3, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Election disinformation fizzled (possibly drowned out by misinformation). Chinese domestic disinformation. Welcome regulation and dangerous knowledge?
CyberWire / Dec. 3, 2020
Facebook’s Oversight Board plays it safe
Emily Bell / Columbia Journalism Review / Dec. 3, 2020
Facebook steps up campaign to ban false information about coronavirus vaccines
Elizabeth Dwoskin / The Washington Post / Dec. 3, 2020
Ex-presidents would get vaccine publicly to boost confidence
Will Weissert / The Associated Press / Dec. 3, 2020
Misinformation on social media fuels vaccine hesitancy: a global study shows the link
Steven Lloyd Wilson and Charles Shey Wiysonge / The Conversation / Dec. 3, 2020
The dangerous faux ‘miracle mineral solution’ is back on Facebook
Anna Merlan / Vice / Dec. 3, 2020
Covid-19 disbelief saddles health-care workers with another challenge
Sarah Krouse / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 3, 2020
Twitter, Facebook to update hate speech moderation
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Dec. 3, 2020
YouTube makes changes to limit hate speech and boost inclusion
Sara Fischer / Axios / Dec. 3, 2020
How to fight Holocaust denial in social media – with the evidence of what really happened
Adam G. Klein / The Conversation / Dec. 3, 2020
EU seeks to punish online lies in disinformation crackdown
Natalia Drozdiak and Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg / Dec. 3, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Wisconsin Supreme Court turns away Trump election lawsuit
Harper Nedig / The Hill / Dec. 3, 2020
Obama to hold virtual Georgia rally for Ossoff, Warnock
Marc Caputo / POLITICO / Dec. 3, 2020
Georgia GOP seeks mail-in ballot changes after Biden’s win
Ben Nadler and Kate Brumback / The Associated Press / Dec. 3, 2020
Georgia election official: Effort to overturn 2020 results will drive down runoff turnout
Quint Forgey / POLITICO / Dec. 3, 2020
House Dems pick moderate New Yorker to lead campaign arm
Alan Fram / The Associated Press / Dec. 3, 2020
Election officials warn Trump’s escalating attacks on voting are putting their staffs at risk
Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Emma Brown / The Washington Post / Dec. 3, 2020
Trump rebukes Barr, complains AG ‘hasn’t done anything’ with baseless fraud claims
Quint Forgey / POLITICO / Dec. 3, 2020