Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity

July 15, 2022 – July 21, 2022

USC in the News

Cybersecurity event details how Iowa will secure Midterm election
Zach Fisher / WHO 13 / July 21, 2022

Cybersecurity event details how Iowa will secure Midterm election
Zach Fisher / FOX 17 / July 22, 2022

Election Cybersecurity

More transparency needed around state efforts to address cyber threats to voting systems
Edward Graham / Route Fifty / July 20, 2022

The 2022 US Midterm elections’ top security issue: Death threats
Lily Hay Newman / WIRED / July 21, 2022

Secretary of State Frank LaRose highlights Ohio election security measures at Capitol Hill hearing
Sabrina Eaton / Cleveland.com / July 20, 2022

New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver testifies to Congress about threats to election officials and critical infrastructure
Carol A. Clark / Los Alamos Daily Post / July 20, 2022

New and familiar threats loom over midterms, election officials tell Congress
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / July 20, 2022

Intelligence agencies say Russia election threat persists amid Ukraine War
Adam Goldman / The New York Times / July 19, 2022

Cybersecurity / Technology

FBI pushing for changes to rules around Treasury sanction payments, SEC cyber incident reporting
Jonathan Greig / The Record / July 20, 2022

Incognito mode isn’t as incognito as you might think
Thorin Klosowski / The New York Times / July 21, 2022

Top U.S. officials to discuss cybersecurity hiring during White House summit
Adam Janofsky / The Record / July 18, 2022

Mayors’ initiative to harness data to improve government functions, constituent services
Molly Bolan / Route Fifty / July 15, 2022

Unpatched flaws in popular GPS devices could let hackers disrupt and track vehicles
Andrea Peterson / The Record / July 19, 2022

Cybersecurity / Technology — International

CISA to open its first-ever international branch office
Martin Matishak / The Record / July 18, 2022

Report: Pegasus spyware targeted Thai democracy activists
Daryna Antoniuk / The Record / July 19, 2022

China fines Didi $1.2 billion as tech sector pressures persist
Paul Mozur and John Liu / The New York Times / July 21, 2022

Twitter worker accused of spying for Saudi Arabia heads to trial
Kate Conger / The New York Times / July 20, 2022

Russian hacking risks ‘spillover effects’ and possible escalation, EU warns
Adam Janofsky / The Record / July 20, 2022

Disinformation / Misinformation

Homeland Security advisers say ‘no need’ for disinformation board
Maria Sacchetti / The Washington Post / July 18, 2022

Prominent Conservatives issue massive report debunking 2020 election ‘fraud’
Steven Rosenfeld / Voting Booth Media / July 18, 2022

The election denial movement is now going door to door
Miles Parks and Bente Birkeland / NPR / July 21, 2022

Election leaders urge openness to dispel misinformation
Scott Bauer / The Associated Press / July 20, 2022

Fake news speaks many languages, but it’s particularly fond of Spanish
Lizette Alvarez / The Washington Post / July 18, 2022

Russia orders search engines to put a disclaimer on Wikipedia results it claims are ‘fakes.’
Eduardo Medina / The New York Times / July 20, 2022

YouTube will take down ‘unsafe’ abortion how-to videos
Nico Grant / The New York Times / July 21, 2022

Doubting mainstream medicine, COVID patients find dangerous advice and pills online
Geoff Brumfiel / NPR All Things Considered / July 19, 2022

Elections During and After the Pandemic

A clever plan to foil a 2024 coup attempt quietly advances
Greg Sargent / The Washington Post / July 18, 2022

Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action
Neil Vigdor / The New York Times / July 15, 2022

First Gen Z candidates run for the House; many can’t get ballots in their language
Tamara Keith et al. / NPR Politics Podcast / July 15, 2022

Survey looks at acceptance of political violence in U.S.
Neil Vigdor / The New York Times / July 20, 2022

Arizona- ‘Keeping an eye on things’: Expect plainclothes deputies at polls as Maricopa County ups election security
Sasha Hupka / Arizona Republic / July 20, 2022

Colorado- Peters attempts to circumvent SoS, asks counties to begin recount

Colorado- Colorado Secretary of State turns away request for hand recount of primary election
Pam Zubeck / Colorado Springs Indy / July 20, 2022

Florida- You can now schedule an appointment to vote: Palm Beach County tests new system
Hannah Morse / The Palm Beach Post / July 21, 2022

Florida- Election 2022: How to vote in Florida under DeSantis’ new law. What’s changed?
C.A. Bridges / Florida Today / July 20, 2022

Kentucky- Legislative committee hears testimony on election security
Richmond Register / July 20, 2022

Maryland- Following delay caused by misplaced thumb drives, all Baltimore’s in-person voting totals are posted
Annie Rose Ramos / CBS Baltimore / July 20, 2022

Maryland- It’s a lock: Calvert experiences glitch on election night
Marty Madden / Southern Maryland News / July 20, 2022

Maryland- Amid staff shortages, covid, officials struggle to run Md. primaries
Daniel Wu / The Washington Post / July 17, 2022

Maryland- Hogan defends veto at the heart of Maryland’s delayed election results
Ovetta Wiggins / The Washington Post / July 20, 2022

Michigan- Chesterfield Township election workers get wage hike
Katelyn Larese / The Voice / July 20, 2022

Michigan- Ingham County clerk recommends hand delivery of absentee primary election ballots
Scott Pohl / WKAR Public Media / July 20, 2022

Minnesota- Wright County voting machine accuracy test open to public
Grant Dossetto / KNSI / July 20, 2022

New Mexico- Lincoln County Commission tables resolution on local election integrity
Jessica Onsurez / Ruidoso News / July 20, 2022

Ohio- Early voting for Ohio’s August 2 primary causes confusion in Greene County
Kathryn Mobley / WYSO / July 20, 2022

Oklahoma- Electronic voting method expanded to include blind voters
Janelle Stecklein / The Norman Transcript / July 20, 2022

Pennsylvania- York County adds a ballot machine to prepare for general election
Matt Enright / York Dispatch / July 20, 2022

Pennsylvania- Unresolved issues have Pa. election experts planning for a rough 2022 midterm
Katie Meyer / WHYY / July 20, 2022

South Dakota- SD’s June 7 primaries now being questioned
Bob Mercer / KELO / July 20, 2022

Washington- ‘This is an outrage’: Inslee blasts those responsible for ballot box ‘surveillance’ signs in King County
Kipp Robertson / King 5 / July 20, 2022

Wisconsin- Wisconsin GOP blocks absentee ballot address correction rule
Todd Richmond / The Associated Press / July 20, 2022

Elections During and After the Pandemic – International

Italy’s President accepts Draghi resignation, calling for new elections
Jason Horowitz / The New York Times / July 21, 2022

India’s next president will make history when she’s sworn in
Suhasini Raj / The New York Times / July 21, 2022

Imran Khan dominates Punjab vote, deepening Pakistan turmoil
Salman Masood and Christina Goldbaum / The New York Times / July 18, 2022

Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Jillian Kwong