Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
March 15, 2025 – March 21, 2025
Election Cybersecurity
Federal cuts to CISA programs make elections less secure, Pennsylvania’s Al Schmidt warns
https://www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2025/03/17/secretary-commonwealth-al-schmidt-election-security-cisa-cuts-kristi-noem/
Carter Walker / VoteBeat / March 17, 2025
What’s next for cybersecurity, election info sharing?
https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2025/03/whats-next-cybersecurity-election-info-sharing/403759/
Chris Teale / Route Fifty / March 14, 2025
Future of Cybersecurity: Revolutionizing Election Information Sharing Strategies
https://cyberexperts.com/future-of-cybersecurity-revolutionizing-election-information-sharing-strategies/
Dan Evert / Cyber Experts / March 15, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology
Malware’s AI time bomb
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/14/hackers-artificial-intelligence-cyber-threats
Sam Sabin / Axios / March 14, 2025
Cyber council’s demise shakes public-private sector trust
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/dhs-cisa-cyber-council-industry-trust
Sam Sabin / Axios / March 18, 2025
Who is sending those scammy text messages about unpaid tolls?
https://cyberscoop.com/toll-road-text-message-scam-swells-nationwide-how-to-stop/
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop / March 17, 2025
Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-cisa-gmail-outlook-cyber-security-email-6ed749556967654ff41a629a230973e6
Sarah Parvini / The Associated Press / March 15, 2025
It’s Time for the Government to Get More Involved in Cybersecurity
https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/america-cybersecurity-policy-need-reforms-56ada544?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1
Scott Shackelford / The Wall Street Journal / March 22, 2025
Why Are Young Adults Vulnerable to Phishing Scams? Blame It on FOMO
https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/young-adult-phishing-scams-social-media-use-bcf7b6ca?mod=Searchresults_pos4&page=2
Heidi Mitchell / The Wall Street Journal / March 18, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
Six additional countries identified as suspected Paragon spyware customers
https://cyberscoop.com/six-countries-suspected-paragon-spyware-customers/
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / March 19, 2025
Disinformation / Misinformation
Philippines’ crackdown on Duterte disinformation may backfire, analysts warn
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3303405/philippines-crackdown-duterte-disinformation-may-backfire-analysts-warn
Sam Beltran / South China Morning Post / March 22, 2025
Can people be persuaded not to believe disinformation?
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/03/19/can-people-be-persuaded-not-to-believe-disinformation
The Economist / March 19, 2025
How to Make Better Decisions in an Age of Disinformation
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-21/how-to-make-better-decisions-in-an-age-of-disinformation?embedded-checkout=true
Helen Pearson / Bloomberg / March 22, 2025
India’s Growing Misinformation Crisis: A Threat to Democracy
https://thediplomat.com/2025/03/indias-growing-misinformation-crisis-a-threat-to-democracy/
Abhinav Mehrotra and Amit Upadhyay / The Diplomat / March 19, 2025
Silencing America’s voice overseas undermines national security
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5203032-us-agency-global-media-disinformation/
Matt Armstrong / The Hill / March 20, 2025
How disinformation campaigns target South Africa
https://www.iol.co.za/sundayindependent/dispatch/how-disinformation-campaigns-target-south-africa-5fad7b6d-e549-48a5-b87a-2cefc3a9addb
Manuel Godsin / Independent Online / March 23, 2025
Election News — U.S. National and Local
Democrats push Justice Department to keep Election Threats Task Force amid rollbacks
https://www.route-fifty.com/people/2025/03/democrats-push-justice-department-keep-election-threats-task-force-amid-rollbacks/403876/
Edward Graham / Route Fifty / March 19, 2025
California – California elections officials rejected 122,000 ballots in 2024 election. Here’s why
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/california/article302379904.html
Nicole Nixon / The Fresno Bee / March 20, 2025
Maine – Maine begins first-ever post-election audit pilot
https://mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine-conducts-first-ever-post-election-audit/
Emma Davis / Maine Morning Star / March 17, 2025
Texas – Area officials address topic of election security
https://www.hccommunityjournal.com/article_af0af056-feaf-11ef-9f1d-0f477509a708.html
Emily McClure / Hill Country Community Journal / March 17, 2025
Election News — International
No evidence of foreign state influence on Greenland’s election, Denmark says
https://apnews.com/article/greenland-election-denmark-influence-misinformation-e1ac21dac2121b9caee0131e22a81415
The Associated Press / March 19, 2025
Beyond passwords: How Okta secured their global workforce with Yubico
Yubico / Okta / April 2, 2025
Security at Google Cloud Next
Google / April 9-11, 2025
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen