Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity / Technology
How Joe Biden’s digital team tamed the MAGA internet
Kevin Roose / The New York Times / Dec. 6, 2020
A look inside Congress’ biggest cyber bill ever
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Dec. 7, 2020
Ransomware attacks pose 2021 challenges for Congress
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Dec. 7, 2020
Senators ask online testing companies to address bias and privacy claims
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Dec. 4, 2020
FCC announces billions in awards to provide rural areas with broadband access
Christian Davenport / The Washington Post / Dec. 7, 2020
The benefits of application modernization in government
Evan Doty / FedTech / Dec. 7, 2020
Agencies reevaluating EIS task orders during pandemic
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Dec. 7, 2020
Hackers threaten to disrupt COVID-19 vaccine supply chain
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Dec. 6, 2020
New smartphone tool to track side effects of the coronavirus vaccine may be vulnerable to manipulation
Lena H. Sun and Isaac Stanley-Becker / The Washington Post / Dec. 7, 2020
TikTok gets more time (again)
Dan Primack / Axios / Dec. 5, 2020
The Technology 202: Facebook could soon be hit with antitrust lawsuits. Here’s what you need to know.
Cat Zakrzewski and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Dec. 7, 2020
Microsoft announces Top Secret cloud
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Dec. 7, 2020
Google in spat with IAC over Chrome extensions
Ina Fried / Axios / Dec. 7, 2020
The DEA abruptly cut off its app location data contract
Joseph Cox / Vice / Dec. 7, 2020
The Cybersecurity 202: Global losses from cybercrime skyrocketed to nearly $1 trillion in 2020, new report finds
Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Dec. 7, 2020
Why companies should stop scaring employees about cybersecurity
Karen Renaud / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 7, 2020
How to protect your privacy when working from home
Alexandra Samuel / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 7, 2020
In battle against hackers, companies try to deceive the deceivers
Heidi Mitchell / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 7, 2020
Opinion: Cybersecurity — the rest of the iceberg
James Stavridis / The Hill / Dec. 5, 2020
Using apps to prevent deadly police encounters
Russell Contreras / Axios / Dec. 5, 2020
New website for university faculty will explain remote-teaching tech
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Dec. 7, 2020
How smart cities may expand in the years ahead
Phil Goldstein / StateTech Magazine / Dec. 7, 2020
California rolls out tracing app; N.J. resistance: virus update
Mark Schoifet / Bloomberg / Dec. 7, 2020
Ransomware attack may delay scheduled procedures at Baltimore-area medical center
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Dec. 7, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
The EU is making overtures about cybersecurity collaboration under Biden
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop / Dec. 7, 2020
Cyber attacks on COVID-19 vaccine production are not quite a war crime
Stilgherrian / ZDNet / Dec. 7, 2020
Cyber Daily: North Korean propaganda machine shows its softer side; CISA set for new powers
The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 7, 2020
Home of Nokia passes 5G security law banning suspect gear
Kati Pohjanpalo / Bloomberg / Dec. 7, 2020
UAE target of cyber attacks after Israel deal, official says
Reuters / Dec. 6, 2020
Police warn shared power banks could transmit malware, but the industry continues to thrive in China
Masha Borak / South China Morning Post / Dec. 7, 2020
Facial recognition toilet paper dispensers in China put on hold as privacy concerns grow
Tracy Qu / South China Morning Post / Dec. 7, 2020
Italian police arrest two over hacking at defence group Leonardo
Reuters / Dec. 5, 2020
How Covid-19 contact tracing apps benefit from location analytics
Preetipadma / Analytics Insight / Dec. 4, 2020
Kazakhstan government is intercepting HTTPS traffic in its capital
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet / Dec. 6, 2020
Standard Chartered opens Singapore lab to arm employees with digital skills
Eileen Yu / ZDNet / Dec. 6, 2020
Israeli tech funding jumps 23% to $9.5 billion on virus demand
Yaacov Benmeleh / Bloomberg / Dec. 7, 2020
Chinese probe orbiting moon with Earth-bound samples
Bloomberg / Dec. 7, 2020
China becomes second nation to plant a flag on the moon
Gavin Butler / Vice / Dec. 7, 2020
China’s US-listed electric carmakers NIO and Xpeng rev up to catch up with Tesla on their home turf as NEV battle heats up
Daniel Ren and Iris Ouyang / South China Morning Post / Dec. 7, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Trump repeats election misinformation in first post-election rally
Axios / Dec. 6, 2020
‘Mountains of misinformation’ on voter fraud dim GOP Senate prospects, Georgia official warns
Laura King / Los Angeles Times / Dec. 6, 2020
Senate Democrats urge Google to improve ad policies to combat election disinformation
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Dec. 7, 2020
Opinion: How the ‘stolen election’ myth will swallow the GOP
Paul Waldman / The Washington Post / Dec. 7, 2020
Opinion: Media: Stop broadcasting election denialism
Jennifer Rubin / The Washington Post / Dec. 7, 2020
Who is behind the fake Trump Presidential Library website? We talk to the anonymous architect
Carolina A. Miranda / Los Angeles Times / Dec. 7, 2020
Media-driven fear warped our COVID response
John Fund / The National Review / Dec. 6, 2020
Beating the anti-vaxxers: how star power can help squash vaccine myths
Peter Beaumont / The Guardian / Dec. 4, 2020
Listen: Misinformation Mailbag
Katherine Wells and James Hamblin / The Atlantic / Dec. 6, 2020
China peddles falsehoods to obscure origin of Covid pandemic
Javier C. Hernández / The New York Times / Dec. 6, 2020
Fact check: False claims about the coronavirus and the 2020 U.S. presidential election
Reuters / Dec. 7, 2020
Fact check: Doctor’s selfie does not show ‘fake Nevada parking garage hospital’ for COVID-19 patients
Reuters / Dec. 7, 2020
After talk with Google’s Sundar, EU’s Jourova says seeks more transparency on fake news
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters / Dec. 7, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan won’t run for re-election
The Associated Press / Dec. 7, 2020
Armed protesters alleging voter fraud surrounded the home of Michigan’s secretary of state
Katie Shepherd / The Washington Post / Dec. 7, 2020
Michigan House cancels voting session after Giuliani test
David Eggert / The Associated Press / Dec. 7, 2020
Judge nixes bid to decertify Michigan vote, seize machines
The Associated Press / Dec. 7, 2020
‘The people have spoken’: Judges reject two more U.S. election challenges
Tom Hals and Makini Brice / Reuters / Dec. 7, 2020
Georgia rejects Trump’s request to reverse his election loss
Eric Morath / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 6, 2020
Nevada electors legally bound to vote for winning president
Sam Metz / The Associated Press / Dec. 6, 2020
Trump campaign appeals another ballot case in Pennsylvania
Marc Levy / The Associated Press / Dec. 7, 2020
The suburbs helped elect Biden. Can they give Democrats the Senate, too?
Astead W. Herndon / The New York Times / Dec. 7, 2020
Scores of US poll workers tested positive for Covid over election period
Kira Lerner and Indrani Basu / The Guardian / Dec. 7, 2020
Trump press secretary appears to acknowledge Biden election victory
Martin Penegelly and Amanda Holpuch / The Guardian / Dec. 6, 2020
Opinion: There’s no room for complacency about our post-election crisis
Max Boot / The Washington Post / Dec. 7, 2020
Covid-aid talks jolted by election results, pandemic’s surge
Kristina Peterson / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 7, 2020