Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
February 8, 2025 – February 14, 2025
Election Cybersecurity
US cyber agency puts election security staffers who worked with the states on leave
https://apnews.com/article/election-security-cisa-kristi-noem-cybersecurity-5bac8ce416c46b4fbe44c94ae5874b39
Christina A. Cassidy / The Associated Press / February 10, 2025
Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work
https://www.wired.com/story/cisa-election-security-freeze-memo/
WIRED / February 14, 2025
Trump administration cuts teams that fight foreign election interference
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/08/trump-administration-cuts-election-security-teams/
Colby Itkowitz et al. / The Washington Post / February 8, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology
Cyberattack Disrupts Publication of Lee Newspapers Across the U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/business/media/newspaper-cyberattack-lee-enterprises.html
Amanda Holpuch / The New York Times / February 9, 2025
Threat researchers spot ‘device code’ phishing attacks targeting Microsoft accounts
https://cyberscoop.com/russia-threat-groups-device-code-phishing-microsoft-accounts/
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop / February 14, 2025
AI security needs a rework, hacker group says
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/11/ai-security-revamp-def-con
Sam Sabin / Axios / February 11, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
Russian cybercrime network targeted for sanctions across US, UK and Australia
https://apnews.com/article/treasury-sanctions-uk-australia-russia-361e788f5482bfd787af01002af2ff4c
Fatima Hussein / The Associated Press / February 11, 2025
Italian government denies it spied on journalists and migrant activists using Paragon spyware
https://apnews.com/article/italy-israeli-spyware-paragon-whatsapp-meta-21803e69ec6ce5802ea5759a8f4daa4d
Nicole Winfield and Paolo Santalucia / The Associated Press / February 13, 2025
DICT rolls out cybersecurity awareness campaign
https://pia.gov.ph/dict-rolls-out-cybersecurity-awareness-campaign/
Fredmoore Cavan / PIA / February 14, 2025
Disinformation / Misinformation
Election official in Arizona’s largest county signals a shift away from combating disinformation
https://apnews.com/article/maricopa-county-recorder-arizona-elections-misinformation-5605cb3ebd7b5a6c7f29d83642f57fb0
Ali Swenson / The Associated Press / February 10, 2025
Resource: Best Practices for Prebunking Misinformation
https://www.ddia.org/en/best-practices-for-prebunking-misinformation?utm_source=Digital+Democracy+Institute+of+the+Americas&utm_campaign=ba684e99ba-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_02_13_09_53&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-ba684e99ba-677353485
DIA / February 15, 2025
Election News — U.S. National and Local
The SAVE Act: What to know about the bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/11/save-act-what-to-know
Avery Lotz / Axios / February 11, 2025
Minnesota – Minnesota Lawmakers Decry Federal Staff Changes at CISA, Warn of Election Security Risks
https://hoodline.com/2025/02/minnesota-lawmakers-decry-federal-staff-changes-at-cisa-warn-of-election-security-risks/
Zach White / Hoodline / February 13, 1025
Washington – WA Secretary of State warns Trump admin. may undermine election security
https://mynorthwest.com/local/trump-election-security/4044895
Sam Campbell / KIRO Newsradio / February 12, 2025
Election News — International
Japan moots revisions to election law for the age of social media
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-moots-revisions-to-election-law-for-the-age-of-social-media
Walter Sim / Straitstimes / February 15, 2025
Zero Trust Summit
CyberScoop / February 19, 2025
Gov Identity Summit 2025
Okta / March 3, 2025
Public Sector Summit 25
Elastic / March 19, 2025
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen