Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
Virtual workshop on Election Cybersecurity Initiative held Thursday
News Desk / WABI 5 / June 25, 2020
Election Cybersecurity
Russian criminal group finds new target: Americans working at home
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth / The New York Times / June 25, 2020
CISA’s coronavirus efforts on health care, diversity, election security
Tim Starks / POLITICO / June 25, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Ohio CIO says pandemic prompted statewide cybersecurity push
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / June 25, 2020
Expansion of California privacy law qualifies for ballot
The Associated Press / The New York Times / June 25, 2020
Michigan votes to decide in November on data protections
Anna Liz Nichols / The Associated Press / June 25, 2020
Utilities team up to face growing cybersecurity risks to supply chains
David Uberti / The Wall Street Journal / June 25, 2020
Congress introduces bill to ban federal agencies from using facial recognition
Kevin Truong / VICE Media / June 25, 2020
Lawmakers introduce legislation to establish national cybersecurity director
Maggie Miller / The Hill / June 25, 2020
The Technology 202: Lawmakers unveil bipartisan proposal to make social media moderation more transparent
Cat Zakrzewski and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / June 25, 2020
Weakening tech’s liability shield builds bipartisan momentum
Kyle Daly and Margaret Harding McGill / Axios / June 25, 2020
Ransomware and hacking: How it feels to be the victim of cybercrime
Steve Ranger / ZDNet / June 25, 2020
How states should think about cyberinsurance
Kevin Cucuel / StateTech Magazine / June 25, 2020
As bosses embrace tech to monitor remote workers, can privacy endure?
Umberto Bacchi and Avi Asher-Schapiro / Reuters / June 25, 2020
Agency to end use of technology terms such as ‘master’ and ‘slave’ over racist associations
Eric Geller / POLITICO / June 25, 2020
Coronavirus and a cashless society: We can’t leave the most vulnerable behind
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet / June 25, 2020
The smart way to improve online learning
Michael M. Crow and Jeffrey Selingo / POLITICO / June 25, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Cambridge local council approves £1bn Huawei facility despite security row
James Cook / The Telegraph / June 25, 2020
TikTok to stop snooping on users’ clipboards after iPhone update shows app constantly reads copied text
Laurence Dodds / The Telegraph / June 25, 2020
5G and loT: A new era of telecommunications
Priya Dialani / Analytics Insight / June 25, 2020
Hidden back door embedded in Chinese tax software, firm says
William Turton / Bloomberg / June 25, 2020
Britain offers to back down on ‘tech tax’ after US fury
Margi Murphy and James Titcomb / The Telegraph / June 25, 2020
China’s satellite launch signals a new ‘great game’ for space
Harry de Quetteville / The Telegraph / June 25, 2020
Canadian tech world eyes foreign workers as Trump limits visas
Lauren Gardner / POLITICO / June 25, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Down the rabbit hole: how QAnon conspiracies thrive on Facebook
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian / June 25, 2020
Facebook faces trust crisis as ad boycott grows
Sara Fischer / Axios / June 25, 2020
Bulgarian PM could be investigated over audio threat to ‘burn’ MEP
Daniel Boffey / The Guardian / June 25, 2020
Belarus leader alleges election meddling from Russia, Poland
The Associated Press / June 25, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Where’s Markey? Senator misses dozens of votes in pandemic
Steve LeBlanc / The Associated Press / June 25, 2020
Biden to attend Milwaukee convention, but Democrats will tell delegates to stay home
Ken Thomas and Emily Glazer / The Wall Street Journal / June 24, 2020
Mail-in ballots thrust Postal Service into presidential race
Will Weissert / The Associated Press / June 25, 2020
Kentuckians with felonies cast first votes since Beshear restored voting rights
Sofia Millar / Lex 18 / June 24, 2020
Kentucky Secretary of State says absentee ballots account for 85% of vote
Paula Vasan / WHAS 11 / June 24, 2020
About 6,700 Nevada primary ballots rejected over signatures
The Associated Press / June 24, 2020
Few people have voted by mail nationwide but popularity is rising: study
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill / June 25, 2020
Marathon vote on extending Putin’s rule begins amid coronavirus epidemic
Andrew Osborn / Reuters / June 24, 2020
Some countries using virus curbs to ‘silence critics’, ex-leaders warn
Luke Baker / Reuters / June 24, 2020