Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
Oklahoma’s Top Elections Official Warns Misinformation is Biggest Security Threat in 2020
Matt Trotter / Public Radio Tulsa / June 8, 2020
Election Cybersecurity
Researchers say OmniBallot online voting platform is vulnerable to manipulation
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / June 8, 2020
FBI wants audit firm to review how it makes FISA wiretap requests
Aruna Viswanatha / The Wall Street Journal / June 8, 2020
Why America isn’t ready for online voting
Eric Geller / Politico / June 8th, 2020
Snapshots of how the pandemic is influencing election security
Tim Starks / Politico / June 8, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
The Cybersecurity 202: DARPA wants hackers to try to crack its new generation of super-secure hardware
Joseph Marks et al. / The Washington Post / June 8, 2020
IBM is exiting the face recognition business
Ina Fried / Axios / June 8, 2020
Cybersecurity report shows an increase in cyberthreats during pandemic
Cyberscoop Staff / CyberScoop / June 8, 2020
Cybersecurity first principles: DevSecOps
Rick Howard / Cyberwire / June 8, 2020
Election interference and vulnerable online voting.
Cyberwire Daily Podcasts / June 8t, 2020
3 Cybersecurity Steps Feds Need to Take to Keep Modernization Alive
Todd Gustafson / FedTech / June 8, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
Europe’s cloud project mandates security, privacy compliance
Catherine Stupp / The Wall Street Journal / June 8, 2020
Philippines probes proliferation of fake Facebook accounts after anti-terror law protest
Neil Jerome Morales / Reuters / June 7, 2020
Israel’s NSO showcases drone tech, pushes to counter rights abuse allegations
Dan Williams / Reuters / June 8, 2020
Swiss parliament paves way for coronavirus tracing app rollout this month
Silke Koltrowitz and Michael Shields / Reuters / June 8, 2020
Honda could be victim of ransomware cyber attack
Alan Tovey et al. / The Telegraph / June 8, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Behind China’s Twitter Campaign, a Murky Supporting Chorus
Raymond Zhong et al. / The New York Times / June 8, 2020
‘The information apocalypse’: How BuzzFeed’s Craig Silverman hunts down misinformation and hoaxes
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday / June 8, 2020
Should Facebook stop outsourcing content moderation?
Alexandra S. Levine / Politico / June 8, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Twin Falls Residents react to mail-in voting in May primary
Jake Manuel Brasil / KMTV / June 5, 2020
New Report Advises Election Officials on Protecting Voters and the Vote Despite Covid-19 and Cyberattacks
Rebecca Autrey / The Brennan Center / June 8, 2020
Vote-by-mail systems could offer challenges for Native Americans
Grace Segers / CBS / June 5, 2020
COVID-19 will make primary day different in South Carolina
Jeffery Collins / The Associated Press / June 8, 2020
Georgia primaries: Officials prep for lines and slow results
Ben Nadler / The Associated Press / June 8, 2020
Group wants to prevent ballot harvesting in Wisconsin
Scott Bauer / The Associated Press / June 8, 2020
Nevada set to hold primary with shift to mail-in balloting
Michelle Price/ The Associated Press / June 8, 2020
Upcoming vote could extend Putin’s rule. Some Russians might not know that.
Andrew Osborn / Reuters / June 8, 2020