Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
State Capitols brace for cyberattacks, too
Jenni Bergal / Pew / Jan. 15, 2021
**This article includes the interview with Clifford Neuman who is the presenter of Cybersecurity Session at the USC Election Cybersecurity workshops.
Election Cybersecurity
White House must act now to boost trust in elections, experts say
Joe Warminsky / CyberScoop / Feb. 2, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
Congress is starting to move on more cyber bills, even if few become law
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Feb. 3, 2021
House Armed Services panel establishes new cybersecurity subcommittee
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Feb. 3, 2021
Senators attempt to improve electronic health records a second time amid COVID-19 pandemic
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Feb. 4, 2021
Hackers lurked in SolarWinds email system for at least 9 months, CEO says
Robert McMillan / The Wall Street Journal / Feb. 2, 2021
Exclusive: Suspected Chinese hackers used SolarWinds bug to spy on U.S. payroll agency – sources
Christopher Bing et al. / Reuters / Feb. 2, 2021
Suspected Russian Hackers Targeted Sensitive Communications
Alyza Sebenius / Bloomberg / Feb. 4, 2021
Hospitals suffer new wave of hacking attempts
James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / Feb. 2, 2021
Facebook, TikTok, Twitter go after ‘OGUsers’ members who traffic hacked accounts
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Feb. 4, 2021
Trump Store’s online return was aided by Apollo-Controlled firm
Sophie Alexander et al. / Bloomberg / Feb. 2, 2021
Instagram Removes Hundreds of Stolen Accounts as Hacks Escalate
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg / Feb. 4, 2021
SEC Hunts for Fraud in Social-Media Posts Hyping GameStop
Benjamin Bain and Daniel Avis / Bloomberg / Feb. 3, 2021
FBI awards $13.5M risk assessment contract in move to CIA clouds
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Feb. 4, 2021
How cloud security tools provide greater return on agency resources
FebScoop / Feb. 3, 2021
Under new deal, NORAD gets new capabilities for defensive JADC2
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / Feb. 2, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Canadian regulators say clearview violated privacy laws
Jared Council / The Wall Street Journal / Feb. 3, 2021
Pro-China influence campaign claiming ‘hypocrisy’ of American democracy gains traction
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop / Feb. 4, 2021
India clamps down on free speech to fight farmer protests
Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi / The Associated Press / Feb. 5, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
Federal cyber agency reevaluating its role in countering election disinformation
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Feb. 3, 2021
How the Biden Administration can help solve our reality crisis
Kevin Roose / The New York Times / Feb. 4, 2021
DHS cyber agency rethinking its debunking of election falsehoods after right-wing backlash
Eric Geller / POLITICO / Feb. 3, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she regrets QAnon comments
Kristina Peterson / The Wall Street Journal / Feb. 4, 2021
Former cyber chief pushes for renewed focus on combating disinformation
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Feb. 2, 2021
Democrat warns tech companies to ‘step up in big way’ or risk Section 230 changes
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Feb. 4, 2021
House Dems pressure tech giants over spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Feb. 2, 2021
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy presents challenge for herd-immunity push
Julie Wernau and Paul Overberg / The Wall Street Journal / Feb. 3, 2021
Vaccine skeptics join forces with antimask advocates
Susan Pulliam, et al. / The Wall Street Journal / Feb. 2, 2021
Fox News Is Sued by Election Technology Company for Over $2.7 Billion
Janah Bromwich and Ben Smith / The New York Times / Feb. 4, 2021
OAN criticizes Newsmax for ‘censoring’ My Pillow CEO
Sarah Polus / The Hill / Feb. 4, 2021
Are private messaging apps the next misinformation hot spots?
Brian Chen and Kevin Roose / The New York Times / Feb. 4, 2021
After Myanmar coup, Facebook removes National Military TV network’s page
Newley Purnell / The Wall Street Journal / Feb. 2, 2021
How to fix Facebook groups
Shira Ovide / The New York Times / Feb. 2, 2021
TikTok says it will do more to slow spread of misinformation videos
Joe Warminsky / CyberScoop / Feb. 3, 2021
TikTok launches new labels for ‘unverified content’
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Feb. 3, 2021
Twitter suspends MyPillow account after election fraud tweets
Cameron Jenkins / The Hill / Feb. 2, 2021
IBM rolls out $3M grant program for schools to defend against cyberattacks
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Feb. 4, 2021
Fact check: Myanmar did not use Dominion Voting Systems in general election
Reuters / Feb. 3, 2021
Fact check: COVID-19 vaccines did have clinical trials
Reuter / Feb. 2, 2021
Fact check: No evidence linking masks to oral bacteria and to lung cancer; article refers to study that did not involve masks
Reuter / Feb. 2, 2021
Events in Myanmar since calls by military of election fraud
Reuters / Feb. 3, 2021
Pro-China network of fake social media accounts gaining traction online: report
Lexi Lonas / The Hill / Feb. 4, 2021
Scott Morrison distances himself from Craig Kelly over unproven coronavirus therapies
Katharine Murphy / The Guardian / Feb. 3, 2021
Piers Corbyn investigated over Covid leaflets likening vaccination to Auschwitz
Ben Quinn / The Guardian / Feb. 3, 2021
Elections During a Pandemic
Andrew Yang says he has tested positive for the Coronavirus
Katie Glueck / The New York Times / Feb. 3, 2021
Who wants to be Mayor of New York City?
Emma Fitzsimmons et al. / The New York Times / Feb. 4, 2021
Vermont elections chief pushing to make universal ballot mailing permanent
John Bowen / The Hill / Feb. 3, 2021
Murphy’s reelection likely to be a referendum on his pandemic response
Matt Friedman and Sam Sutton / POLITICO / Feb. 4, 2021
Georgia secretary of state opens investigation into Lin Wood over illegal voting allegations
Celine Castronuovo / The Hill / Feb. 2, 2021
A GOP Governor and BLM Activists Agreed on Restoring Voting Rights to Felons. Will It Last?
Kaila Philo / POLITICO / Feb. 4, 2021
House votes to kick Greene off committees over embrace of conspiracy theories
Cristina Marcos and Mike Lillis / The Hill / Feb. 4, 2021
Sen. Ben Sasse slams Nebraska GOP committee’s plans to censure him for criticizing Trump
Amy B Wang / The Washington Post / Feb. 4, 2021
Cheney to keep her leadership position after tense GOP meeting
Melanie Zanona and Olivia Beavers / The Hill / Feb. 3, 2021
Kinzinger slapped with censure by Illinois county GOP
Shia Kapos / POLITICO / Feb. 4, 2021