Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity


The Experts Corner
A cybercriminal network goes dark as high-profile attacks continue
Marie Harf / USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative / Jul. 16, 2021
Election Cybersecurity
Arizona’s Maricopa County approves $3M for new vote-counting machines
Jordan Williams / The Hill / Jul. 14, 2021
County won’t offer up voting machines to election audit
Marc Levy / The Associated Press / Jul. 14, 2021
Oklahoma election board secretary shoots down republican’s request for audit of 2020 results
Chris Polansky / Public Radio Tulsa / Jul. 14, 2021
Runbeck election services joins forces with FlexMet to offer vote center hubs
APN News / Jul. 13, 2021
Judge to decide if Kansas’ top election official can withhold records by altering software
Sherman Smith / The Kansas Star / Jul. 14, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
Russia’s most aggressive ransomware group disappeared. It’s unclear who made that happen.
David E. Sanger / The New York Times / Jul. 13, 2021
White House announces ransomware task force — and hacking back is one option
Eric Geller / POLITICO / Jul. 14, 2021
Cybersecurity bills gain new urgency after rash of attacks
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Jul. 15, 2021
Jen Easterly sworn in as director of DHS cyber agency
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Jul. 13, 2021
Facebook blocks highly targeted Iran-linked hacking campaign
Eric Geller / POLITICO / Jul. 15, 2021
Inside Facebook’s data wars
Kevin Roose / The New York Times / Jul. 14, 2021
How Google and Apple’s free password managers compare with 1Password, Dashlane and others
Nicole Nguyen / The Wall Street Journal / Jul. 11, 2021
Microsoft brings Windows desktop to devices via cloud
Ina Fried / Axios / Jul. 15, 2021
Twitter scuttles “Fleets”
Sara Fischer / Axios / Jul. 15, 2021
Even smart cities are falling short on cybersecurity and inclusion
Bryan Walsh / Axios / Jul. 13, 2021
Washington vs. Washington: How one state became the center of the tech privacy fight
Alexandra S. Levine / POLITICO / Jul. 14, 2021
Text-reading AI will do your research for you
Bryan Walsh / Axios / Jul. 14, 2021
Using AI — and dumpster cameras — to better manage urban trash
Bryan Walsh / Axios / Jul. 15, 2021
The true cost of U.S. internet service
Margaret Harding McGill / Axios / Jul. 13, 2021
Return scams jump as fraudsters exploit e-commerce boom
Suzanne Kapne / The Wall Street Journal / Jul. 13, 2021
NextNav’s 3D maps make the GPS blue dot more accurate
Joann Muller / Axios / Jul. 15, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Israeli firm’s spyware used against dissidents, Microsoft says
Kartikay Mehrotra / Bloomberg / Jul. 15, 2021
Xi elevates obscure China watchdog to take on Didi, big tech
Jamie Tarabay and Coco Liu / Bloomberg / Jul. 13, 2021
France fines Google $593 million for news copyright violations
Sara Fischer / Axios / Jul. 13, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
Biden warns that American democracy is under threat — a message targeting many in his own party
Philip Bump / The Washington Post / Jul. 13, 2021
Trump-returns fringe theory puts FBI on guard for risk of mayhem
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg / Jul. 13, 2021
The ground where election fraud allegations grow freely
Matthew Sedacca and Katie Van Syckle / The New York Times / Jul. 13, 2021
The U.S. surgeon general calls Covid misinformation an ‘urgent threat to public health.’
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / The New York Times / Jul. 15, 2021
Mississippi health department blocks Facebook comments over COVID-19 misinformation
Celine Castronuovo / The Hill / Jul. 13, 2021
TikTok audio contributes to ‘feedback loop of anti-vaccine narratives,’ researchers say
Rachel Scully / The Hill / Jul. 13, 2021
Homeopathic doctor is charged with selling fake covid-19 vaccine cards
Derrick Bryson Taylor / The New York Times / Jul. 15, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy morphs into hostility, as opposition to shots hardens
Dan Diamond et al. / The Washington Post / Jul. 15, 2021
Instagram tests ‘re-share’ label in effort to spur engagement
Naomi Nix / Bloomberg / Jul. 13, 2021
Discord acquires anti-online harassment software firm Sentropy
Dan Primack / Axios / Jul. 14, 2021
Macron sets up fake-news agency to shield election from meddling
Ania Nussbaum / Bloomberg / Jul. 13, 2021
Unproven fraud claims delay election result, challenge Peru’s fragile democracy
Simeon Tegel / The Washington Post / Jul. 15, 2021
Cuba blocks social media access following protests
Ina Fried / Axios / Jul. 14, 2021
U.K.’s MI5 cites growing threats from Russia, China, Iran—and right-wing extremists
Stephen Fidler / The Wall Street Journal / Jul. 15, 2021
India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi / The Associated Press / Jul 15, 2021
Elections During and After the Pandemic
Newsom can’t identify himself as Democrat on recall ballot
Jordan Williams / The Hill / Jul. 13, 2021
Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder enters California recall election against Newsom
Brooke Seipel / The Hill / Jul. 12, 2021
California Supreme Court will be asked to grant extra time for state’s redistricting panel
John Myers / The Los Angeles Times / Jul. 14, 2021
Texas Democrats meet with supportive senators on voting rights, seeking to sustain momentum.
Chris Cameron and Reid J. Epstein / The New York Times / Jul. 14, 2021
Georgia county agrees to voter purge reforms to end NAACP suit
Erik Larson / Bloomberg / Jul. 14, 2021
Group founded by Stacey Abrams launches voting rights initiative
Tim Perry and Adam Brewster / CBS News / Jul. 14, 2021
Corporate giants call on Congress to pass voting rights measure
Karls Evers-Hillstrom / The Hill / Jul. 14, 2021
By choice and circumstance, Democrats put voting rights on the ballot
Marc Tracy / The New York Times / Jul. 13, 2021
Nepal Court replaces Prime Minister after months of turbulence
Bhadra Sharma and Mujib Mashal / The New York Times / Jul. 12, 2021