Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Voter registration a ‘huge target’ for ransomware
Benjamin Feed / StateScoop / Aug. 6, 2020
The Cybersecurity 202: Election security officials sound confident about November
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Aug. 6, 2020
A Mix of Optimism and Pessimism for Security of 2020 Election
Kelly Jackson Higgins / Dark Reading / Aug. 6, 2020
Top federal official says more details coming on foreign election interference
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Aug. 6, 2020
Twin pandemics could plague November election
Kristine Lee / POLITICO / Aug. 6, 2020
Q&A: Brennan Center expert on the election security challenges that remain
Phil Goldstein / StateTech Magazine / Aug. 6, 2020
Iranians, Russians receive text messages seeking U.S. election hacking info
Raphael Satter / Reuters / Aug. 6, 2020
The Latest U.S. tool to fight election meddling: text messages
Julian E. Barnes / The New York Times / Aug. 6, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Capital One to pay $80 million fine after data breach
Pete Schroeder / Reuters / Aug. 6, 2020
U.S. Senate votes to ban TikTok app on government devices
Nandita Bose / Reuters / Aug. 6, 2020
For Whom the Tok Tiks
Ian Bogost / The Atlantic / Aug. 6, 2020
As US broadens TikTok battle, tech firms such as WeChat and Zoom might have to pick sides
Jodi Xu Klein, Coco Feng, and Tracy Qu / South China Morning Post / Aug. 6, 2020
US squeeze on China’s apps, digital infrastructure could upend global internet, analysts say
Coco Feng, Jane Zhang, and Bien Perez / South China Morning Post / Aug. 6, 2020
Washington aims Clean Network program directly at stopping China and Huawei
Chris Duckett / ZDNet / Aug. 6, 2020
Congress’ next moves to rein in Big Tech
Ashley Gold / Axios / Aug. 6, 2020
The tech titans appeared before Congress – now what?
Matthew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review / Aug. 6, 2020
U.S. should boost AI spending to compete with China, paper argues
Ashley Gold / Axios / Aug. 6, 2020
Pandemic elevates security chiefs to corporate leadership roles
Catherine Stupp and James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 6, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Peter Dutton confirms Australia could spy on its own citizens under cybersecurity plan
Paul Karp / The Guardian / Aug. 6, 2020
The disappointment of Australia’s new cybersecurity strategy
Stilgherrian / ZDNet / Aug. 6, 2020
TikTok finds safe haven in Europe
Vincent Manancourt and Laura Kayali / POLITICO / Aug. 6, 2020
TikTok faces bans around the world
Sara Fischer and Fadel Allassan / Axios / Aug. 6, 2020
Singapore, Australia formalise digital economy pact
Eileen Yu / ZDNet / Aug. 6, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Twitter to begin labeling ‘state-affiliated media outlets’
Betsy Woodruff Swan / POLITICO / Aug. 6, 2020
Twitter begins labelling ‘state-affiliated media’, including Chinese outlets
Owen Churchill / South China Morning Post / Aug. 7, 2020
Facebook, Twitter take down video of Trump saying children ‘almost immune’ from Covid-19
Deepa Seetharaman / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 5, 2020
Facebook disables Romanian network masquerading as pro-Trump Americans
Isaac Stanley-Becker / The Washington Post / Aug. 6, 2020
Facebook bars pro-Trump PAC from advertising, citing repeated false posts
Elizabeth Culliford and Katie Paul / Reuters / Aug. 6, 2020
Facebook must do more to stop online hate against women, U.S. and EU politicians urge
Nandita Bose / Reuters / Aug. 6, 2020
A ‘war room’ that arms Black and Latino voters against disinformation
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times / Aug. 6, 2020
Meet the white, middle-class Pinterest moms who believe Plandemic
Debra Winter / The Guardian / Aug. 6, 2020
Elections official refutes claim that people can vote twice
Michelle L. Price / The Associated Press News / Aug. 6, 2020
Ex-U.S. chief data scientist: Social media misinformation is “life or death”
Axios / Aug. 6, 2020
People who engage with false news are hyper-concerned about truth. But they think it’s being hidden.
Tommy Shane / Nieman Lab / Aug. 6, 2020
Fact check: Media was not “silent” about the NXVIM case
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 6, 2020
Fact check: Political ad saying Biden wants to defund the police is misleading
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 6, 2020
Fact check: Pirbright Institute does not have patent for a COVID-19 vaccine
Reuters Fact Check / Reuters / Aug. 6, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Ocean County Officials Say Voters Should Not Have Limitations Placed On Them
Insider NJ / Aug. 6, 2020
Party-line vote brings early voting to Sundays in Forsyth County
Wesley Young / Winston-Salem Journal / Aug. 6, 2020
Checks, balances in place if deceased person gets absentee voter registration in mail
Glenn Counts / WSOCTV.com / Aug. 5, 2020
California sets in-person voting rules amid coronavirus
Adam Beam / The Associated Press / Aug. 6, 2020
Michigan’s top election official warns November results could be delayed without changes
Michael Martina / Reuters / Aug. 6, 2020
Democrats sue Georgia Election Officials over lines at polls
The Associated Press / New York Times/ Aug. 6, 2020
More states are using ballot drop boxes for absentee voters, but the boxes are already drawing skepticism
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / The Washington Post / Aug. 6, 2020
A visually impaired man tried to vote amid Covid-19 – but there were no safe options
Enjoyiana Nururdin / The Guardian / Aug. 6, 2020
Snapchat adds in-app voter registration targeted at young people
Sara Fischer / Axios / Aug. 6, 2020
How Mail-In Voting Impacts People Experiencing Homelessness
Tonya Mosley and Allison Hagan / WBUR News / Aug. 6, 2020
There’s A New Remedy For The Sick: Voting
Ali S. Raja and Ben Ruxin / WBUR News / Aug. 6, 2020
NFL launches voting initiative ‘NFL Votes’
NFL News / Aug. 6, 2020
The world has shown it’s possible to avert Covid-caused election meltdowns. But the U.S. is unique.
Ryan Heath / POLITICO / Aug. 6, 2020
Congress urges Postal Service to undo changes slowing mail
Matthew Daly / The Associated Press / Aug. 6, 2020
Postal service’s election woes become target in stimulus talks
Ryan Teague Beckwith and Daniel Flatley / Bloomberg / Aug. 6, 2020
Biden campaign to give online electoral training during virtual convention
Holly Otterbein / POLITICO / Aug. 6, 2020