Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
A bizarre security breach in a rural Colorado elections office underscores how the Big Lie lives on
Fredreka Schouten / CNN / Aug. 21, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
U.S. State Department recently hit by a cyber attack -Fox News
Kanishka Singh and Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters / Aug. 21, 2021
A series of cybersecurity disasters has us finally paying proper attention
The Washington Post / Aug. 19, 2021
Ransomware poses threat to vulnerable local governments
Karina Elwood / The Washington Post / Aug. 22, 2021
New research finds 38 million records exposed online earlier this year
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Aug. 23, 2021
Education sector sees cyber attacks jump, Check Point says
Gwen Ackerman / Bloomberg / Aug. 22, 2021
Company data hoards create tempting targets for hackers
James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 23, 2021
Hackers seize severe Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities in echo of widespread March attacks
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop / Aug. 23, 2021
Watchdog says USAID must improve data privacy protections
John Hewitt Jones / FEDSCOOP / Aug. 23, 2021
Chip shortage begets chip shortage
Kate Marino / Axios / Aug. 23, 2021
Synopsys design software uses AI to make chips more power efficient
Stephen Nellis / Reuters / Aug. 23, 2021
Senators question DOJ funding for AI-powered policing tech
Martha Mendoza & Michael Tarm / The Associated Press / Aug. 20, 2021
Cybersecurity creators have a TikTok problem
Sam Sabin / POLITICO / Aug. 23, 2021
FTC accuses Facebook of “buy or bury” scheme in new antitrust complaint
Margaret Harding McGill / Axios / Aug. 19, 2021
Facebook, fearing public outcry, shelved earlier Report on popular posts
Davey Alba & Ryan Mac / The New York Times / Aug. 20, 2021
Google seeks to block release of antitrust suit details
Benjamin Din / POLITICO / Aug. 23, 2021
Why Apple is about to search your files
Kevin Roose & Lynsea Garrison / The New York Times / Aug. 20, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
How the Taliban turned social media into a tool for control
Paul Mozur & Zia ur-Rehman / The New York Times / Aug. 20, 2021
To protect users, Facebook says it’s hiding friends lists on accounts in Afghanistan.
Paul Mozur / The New York Times / Aug. 20, 2021
U.K. launching COVID antibody surveillance program
Rebecca Falconer / Axios / Aug. 23, 2021
Crypto platform Poly Network says hacked funds returned
Alun John / Reuters / Aug. 23, 2021
PayPal launches crypto buying and selling in the UK
Anna Irrera / Reuters / Aug. 23, 2021
Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook, other platforms
Dawit Endeshaw / Reuters / Aug. 23, 2021
China passes new personal data privacy law, to take effect Nov. 1
Josh Horwitz / Reuters / Aug. 20, 2021
Russian watchdog tells Google, Apple to remove Navalny app – report
Olzhas Auyezov / Reuters / Aug. 20, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
Running a disinformation campaign is risky. So governments are paying others to do it.
The Washington Post / Aug. 17, 2021
DOD awards $1B contract to Peraton to counter misinformation
John Hewitt Jones / FedScoop / Aug. 11, 2021
Facebook defends its misinformation metrics
Ina Fried / Axios / Aug. 23, 2021
Facebook says post that cast doubt on covid-19 vaccine was most popular on the platform from January through March
Elizabeth Dwoskin / The Washington Post / Aug. 21, 2021
Pandemic upends norms around peer-reviewed studies
Justine Coleman / The Hill / Aug. 22, 2021
Vaccine resistance in the military remains strong, a dilemma for Pentagon as mandate looms
Max Hauptman / The Washington Post / Aug. 21, 2021
The U.S. is getting a crash course in scientific uncertainty
Apoorva Mandavilli / The New York Times / Aug. 22, 2021
YouTube says content policing is good for business
Ina Fried / Axios / Aug. 23, 2021
Russian police detain journalists who back media freedom
The Associated Press / Aug. 21, 2021
Russian journalists meet a crackdown with dark humor, and subscribers
Ben Smith / The New York Times / Aug. 22, 2021
‘Our goal is to keep the regime on its toes’: inside Belarus’s underground opposition
Ivan Nechepurenko & Valerie Hopkins / The New York Times / Aug. 20, 2021
Elections During and After the Pandemic
Arizona ‘bracing for impact’ of Trump-driven election report
Zach Montellaro / POLITICO / Aug. 19, 2021
What’s wrong with Arizona’s 2020 audit? A lot, experts say
Jonathan J. Cooper / The Associated Press / Aug. 22, 2021
Arizona elections officials launch bipartisan assault on GOP audit
Reid Wilson / The Hill / Aug. 23, 2021
Arizona GOP election audit exposes party rifts as 2022 midterms loom
Alexa Corse and Eliza Collins / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 22, 2021
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon helps create national postelection audit guidelines
Stephen Montemayor / Star Tribune / Aug. 21, 2021
Judge rules against Georgia election law’s ban on ballot pics
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill / Aug. 23, 2021
Georgia election board orders review of Fulton county elections
Cameron McWhirter and Alexa Corse / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 18, 2021
Polls show close race for Virginia governor, with lots of voters up for grabs
Laura Vozzella / The Washington Post / Aug. 20, 2021
Texas Legislature convenes quorum, ending stalemate on elections bill
Elizabeth Findell / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 20, 2021
Backers, opponents of Nebraska voter ID petition aren’t aware of any impersonation cases
Sara Gentzler / World-Herald / Aug. 23, 2021
Suga ally loses in key local race ahead of national election
Mari Yamaguchi / The Associated Press / Aug. 23, 2021
Qatar to hold first-ever advisory Shura Council vote Oct 2
The Associated Press / Aug. 22, 2021
In Canada’s pandemic election, unvaccinated candidates are knocking on doors
Steve Scherer / Reuters / Aug. 23, 2021
Trudeau off to rocky start in Canada’s snap election campaign
Theophilos Argitis and Shelly Hagan / Bloomberg / Aug. 23, 2021
Merkel’s bloc steps up German election fight amid poll sag
Geir Moulson / The Associated Press / Aug. 21, 2021
Swedish PM Stefan Lofven to step down in November
The Associated Press / Aug. 22, 2021
Putin hopes ruling party will dominate parliament after vote
Daria Litviova / The Associated Press / Aug. 22, 2021