Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Election officials praised for sharing information, knocked for sharing passwords
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / July 21, 2020
The Cybersecurity 202: Joe Biden is putting the Kremlin on notice about election interference
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / July 21, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
House-passed defense spending bill includes provision establishing White House cyber czar
Maggie Miller / The Hill / July 21, 2020
DOJ says Chinese hackers targeted coronavirus vaccine research
Eric Geller and Betsy Woodruff Swan / POLITICO / July 21, 2020
U.S. says China hackers stole secrets, sought virus data
Chris Strohm and Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg / July 21, 2020
NASCIO renews call for IT and cybersecurity aid to states in pandemic relief bill
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / July 21, 2020
Cyberattack on Freddie Mac vendor highlights supply chain vulnerabilities
Elaine Chen / The Wall Street Journal / July 21, 2020
Column: This bank is worried scammers may be cruelly paying off people’s credit cards
David Lazarus / Los Angeles Times / July 21, 2020
Data-driven website aims to help global agencies make decisions on coronavirus pandemic
Sara Castellanos / The Wall Street Journal / July 21, 2020
COVIDSafe’s problems aren’t Google or Apple’s fault despite government claims
Stilgherrian / ZDNet / July 21, 2020
Data privacy laws collide with contact tracing efforts; privacy is prevailing
Todd Ehret / Reuters / July 21, 2020
Four antitrust questions Congress should ask big tech
Alex Webb / Bloomberg / July 21, 2020
Trump administration establishes 75 million quantum computing centers
Maggie Miller / The Hill / July 21, 2020
Should you delete TikTok from your phone?
Chris Stokel-Walker / The Guardian / July 21, 2020
Exclusive: Under fire from Washington, TikTok pledges U.S. job growth
Margaret Harding McGill / Axios / July 21, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
The hacking techniques used by Russia to interfere in our democracy
James Cook / The Telegraph / July 21, 2020
Five takeaways from the report on Russia’s interference in Britain
Stephen Castle / The New York Times / July 21, 2020
U.K failed to probe alleged Russian interference in votes, report says
Max Colchester / The Wall Street Journal / July 21, 2020
Russian cyberthreat extends to coronavirus vaccine research
Dorothy Denning / The Conversation / July 21, 2020
China’s Oppo teams up with KDDI, SoftBank to bring its 5G smartphones to Japan
Minghe Hu / South China Morning Post / July 21, 2020
Chinese tech company setbacks in India create opportunities for US firms, say experts
Josh Ye / South China Morning Post / July 21, 2020
National security law: Naver moves data centre from Hong Kong to Singapore
Park Chan-kyong / South China Morning Post / July 21, 2020
More government action needed on cyberattacks against Australia, including penalties
Josh Taylor / The Guardian / July 21, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Facebook’s voting labels on candidates sow confusion
Barbara Ortutay / The Associated Press / July 21, 2020
Facebook places label on Trump’s post about mail-in voting
David Shepardson and Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters / July 21, 2020
Twitter takedown targets QAnon accounts
Kate Conger / The New York Times / July 21, 2020
The age of blunt diplomacy? Twitter can be used to escalate global conflict, study says
Adrienne Matei / The Guardian / July 21, 2020
Hate speech has soared online since George Floyd’s death
Sara Fischer / Axios / July 21, 2020
Social networks aim to erase hate but miss the target on guns
Adam G. Klein / The Conversation / July 21, 2020
Fact check: Claims of celebrities ending or taking breaks from their shows rooted in conspiracy theories
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / July 21, 2020
Coronavirus scams (back) in the spotlight
Alexandra S. Levine / POLITICO / July 21, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Pawtucket short on poll workers, voting locations
Ethan Shorey / The Valley Breeze / July 21, 2020
More voters already making plans for vote absentee for 2020
Frank Kracher / ABC 13 News / July 21, 2020
Election administration report outlines voter concerns
Rachel Whitt / UNM Newsroom / July 21, 2020
Charles Stewart III addresses concerns around mail-in voting
Aidan Connelly / Boston Public Radio / July 21, 2020
Appeals court allows Alabama voter ID law to go forward
The Associated Press / July 21, 2020
Georgia’s election disaster shows how bad voting in 2020 can be
Adrienne Jones / The Conversation / July 21, 2020
New Yorkers, Voting Could Get Much Easier for You
The Editorial Board / The New York Times/ July 21, 2020
How the COVID-19 housing crisis could affect voter participation
Kristin Touissant / Fast Company / July 21, 2020
I want to vote in the New Zealand election – but cost and Covid-19 make it harder for expats
Elle Hunt / The Guardian / July 20, 2020