Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
Protect the vote: Listen to the first responders battling for fair and accurate elections
Buck Ryan / Chatham News + Record / Aug. 5, 2020
Election Cybersecurity
Hackers get green light to test election voting systems
Robert McMillan and Alexa Corse / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 5, 2020
CISA Director Identifies Main Targets of Russian Adversaries in Election Security Efforts
Mariam Baksh / Nextgov / Aug. 5, 2020
U.S. offers $10 million reward for election interference tips
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg / Aug. 5, 2020
CISA releases guide to vulnerability reporting for America’s election administrators
Security Magazine / Aug. 5, 2020
The Cybersecurity 202: Trump’s endorsement of mail voting in Florida is about politics not security
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Aug. 5, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Officials warn of increasing cyber threats to critical infrastructure during pandemic
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Aug. 5, 2020
NSA releases guide on data dangers posed by devices and apps
Zach Dorfman / Axios / Aug. 5, 2020
Twitter hack court hearing ‘zoom bombed’ with pornography
Margi Murphy / The Telegraph / Aug. 5, 2020
Twitter fixes security issue affecting some Android devices
Akanksha Rana et al. / Reuters / Aug. 5, 2020
TikTok sale drama clouds the app’s genuine security concerns
Zach Dorfman / Axios / Aug. 5, 2020
Virginia launches first statewide contact tracing app using Apple-Google platform
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Aug. 5, 2020
Evil AI: These are the 20 most dangerous crimes that artificial intelligence will create
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet / ZDNet / Aug. 5, 2020
The power of the Next-Generation Work Center in public safety
StateTech Magazine / Aug. 5, 2020
Scannable signs keep Niagara U. students updated on COVID-19
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Aug. 5, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
First EU sanctions for cyberattacks point to alignment with U.S. on foreign hacking
Catherine Stupp / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 5, 2020
More Chinese apps removed from India’s app store, including Baidu search, amid ongoing border dispute backlash
Yujie Xue and Iris Deng / South China Morning Post / Aug. 5, 2020
Morrison to increase cybersecurity spending to $1.6bn and push for expanded police powers
Katharine Murphy / The Guardian / Aug. 5, 2020
China unveils major tax incentive policy to encourage innovation in domestic semiconductor industry
Jane Zhang and Che Pan / South China Morning Post / Aug. 5, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Disinformation is biggest threat to election security, experts tell Congress
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Aug. 4, 2020
State department traces Russian disinformation links
Julian E. Barnes / The New York Times / Aug. 5, 2020
When U.S. politicians exploit foreign disinformation
Zach Dorfman / Axios / Aug. 5, 2020
TikTok takes steps to curb misinformation ahead of U.S. election
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters / Aug. 5, 2020
Google pulls 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation
Raphael Satter / Reuters / Aug. 5, 2020
Facebook, citing virus misinformation, deletes Trump post
Barbara Ortutay / The Associated Press / Aug. 5, 2020
Facebook’s fact-checkers have ruled claims in Trump ads are false — but no one is telling Facebook’s users
Craig Timberg and Andrew Ba Tran / The Washington Post / Aug. 5, 2020
States call on Facebook to launch hate-speech hotline
Ryan Tracy / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 5, 2020
Covid-19 vaccine trials have a problem: Minority groups don’t trust them
Jared S. Hopkins / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 5, 2020
Fact check: Biden kneeling to speak to a child, not because of American flag
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 5, 2020
Fact check: Post showing mail ballot applications from past tenants misleadingly oversimplifies voter fraud
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 5, 2020
Fact check: Misleading claims about Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah Winfrey
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 5, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Probe requested of lone Democrat counting ballots in Atlantic County
Michelle Brunetti / The Press of Atlantic City / Aug. 5, 2020
The 12 Worst-Prepared States for Voter Safety in 2020 Elections Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Kashmira Gander / Newsweek / Aug. 5, 2020
Mail voting’s latest test
Giovanni Russonello / The New York Times / Aug. 5, 2020
Will we know who is elected president on election night? A guide to possible delays
Alexa Corse / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 5, 2020
Majority of registered voters oppose U.S. election delay: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Chris Kahn / Reuters / Aug. 5, 2020
Joe Biden won’t travel to Milwaukee for Democratic National Convention
Ken Thomas and John McCormick / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 5, 2020
Trump considers giving his convention speech from the White House, again breaking political norms
Associated Press / Los Angeles Times / Aug. 5, 2020
Doing away with convention
Lisa Lerer / The New York Times / Aug. 5, 2020
Democrats demand Postal Service reverse new rules that have slowed the delivery of absentee ballots
Amy Gardner and Jacob Bogage / The Washington Post / Aug. 5, 2020
Trump campaign sues Nevada over new mail-in ballot plan
Alexa Corse / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 5, 2020
Trump campaign requests earlier debate date to get ahead of mail-in ballots
Matthew Choi / POLITICO / Aug. 5, 2020
Sri Lankans vote for new parliament, shrugging off coronavirus fear
Arjuna Ranawana / Reuters / Aug. 4, 2020