Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
The Cybersecurity 202: A ruling against expanding online voting is a win for cybersecurity advocates
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Oct. 14, 2020
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Election Cybersecurity
Twitter lacked adequate cybersecurity protection ahead of July hacks, regulator says
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Oct. 14, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Botnet disruption shows aggressive U.S. cyber posture
Zach Dorfman / Axios / Oct. 14, 2020
This major criminal hacking group just switched to ransomware attacks
Danny Palmer / ZDNet / Oct. 14, 2020
The pandemic exposed cybersecurity shortcomings, NASCIO study finds
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Oct. 14, 2020
Cyber Daily: H&M fined $41 million for employee privacy breach; Voting tech in Georgia brings risks but so does replacing it, judge says
The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 14, 2020
Closing the expertise gaps in state and local security
Chris Novak / StateScoop / Oct. 14, 2020
NASCIO 2020: Pandemic bolsters the case for centralized cybersecurity
Mickey McCarter / StateTech Magazine / Oct. 14, 2020
NASCIO 2020: How states are securing remote work environments
StateTech Magazine / Oct. 14, 2020
NASCIO 2020: State officials highlight increased collaboration with localities
Mickey McCarter / StateTech Magazine / Oct. 14, 2020
Building security that scales for remote learning
EdScoop / Oct. 14, 2020
More tech companies plan to let workers stay remote post-pandemic
Ina Fried / Axios / Oct. 14, 2020
U. Illinois-Chicago partners with Army on drone recharging research
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Oct. 14, 2020
How do cities pay for new technology? Not always with money.
Ryan Johnston / StateScoop / Oct. 14, 2020
U.S. court agrees to expedite government TikTok app store ban appeal
David Shepardson / Reuters / Oct. 14, 2020
What DuckDuckGo’s beef with Google means for DOJ
Alexandra S. Levine / POLITICO / Oct. 14, 2020
New York regulator urges oversight for social-media giants
James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 14, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Iranian hackers restart attacks on universities as the new school year begins
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet / Oct. 14, 2020
Twitter data-breach case won’t be resolved before year’s end, Ireland’s regulator says
Angus Loten / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 14, 2020
China’s digital currency aims to leave the rest of the world in the dust
Dion Rabouin / Axios / Oct. 14, 2020
COVID is worsening global internet freedom, report finds
Kyle Daly / Axios / Oct. 14, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Twitter, Facebook clamp down on New York Post article about Hunter Biden
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill / Oct. 14, 2020
Transcript: Voting Matters: Disinformation
The Washington Post / Oct. 14, 2020
Riled Up: Misinformation Stokes Calls for Violence on Election Day
Davey Alba / The New York Times / Oct. 13, 2020
US militias forge alliances with conspiracy theorists ahead of election
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian / Oct. 14, 2020
YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation
Elizabeth Culliford and Paresh Dave / Reuters / Oct. 14, 2020
Former Republican congressman says Murdoch’s media outlets fuelling ‘climate rejectionism’
Daniel Hurst / The Guardian / Oct. 14, 2020
Fact check: Kentucky election results tweeted by Kanye West are not valid
Reuters / Oct. 14, 2020
Fact check: Misleading meme features mixture of false claims and disparaging opinion about Barack Obama
Reuters / Oct. 14, 2020
Fact check: Trump supporters were not called ‘dredges (sic) of society’ by Joe Biden and others
Reuters / Oct. 14, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Pennsylvania county resending nearly 29K ballots after error
Jordan Williams / The Hill / Oct. 14, 2020
Pennsylvania high court to settle voter signatures fight
Associated Press and Marc Levy / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 14, 2020
‘A really destructive scenario’: Pennsylvania could hold up outcome of presidential election
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 14, 2020
Virginia’s voter registration deadline extended after website crashed on final day
Fadel Allassan / Axios / Oct. 14, 2020
California GOP pushes back against state election officials on unofficial ballot boxes
Sarah Parvini and Stephanie Lai / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 14, 2020
More than 1 million California ballots already cast, shattering records
Matt Stiles / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 14, 2020
Early voting in Texas breaks records
Elizabeth Findell / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 14, 2020
Record turnout as Americans endure long waits to vote early in 2020 election
Kenya Evelyn / The Guardian / Oct. 14, 2020
50% of Americans expect to know who won within a day or two of Election Day
Maria Arias / Axios / Oct. 14, 2020
Why Americans must be patient while votes are counted in this year’s election
Trey Grayson and Robin Carnahan / USA Today / Oct. 14, 2020
Prime Day, early holiday sales create new potential for USPS ballot delivery tie-ups
Jacob Bogage and Abha Battarai / The Washington Post / Oct. 14, 2020
80 million Americans may vote by mail in this election. Here’s how most states verify their identities.
Lisa Cavazuti and Cynthia McFadden / NBC News / Oct. 14, 2020
What election officials think about paper ballots and voting machines
Miles O’Brien / PBS News Hour / Oct. 14, 2020
Protecting Election 2020 from Covid-19: A Toolkit for Virginia Activists
The Brennan Center for Justice / Updated Oct. 14, 2020
Preparing Your State for an Election Under Pandemic Conditions
The Brennan Center for Justice / Oct. 14, 2020
Voting Rights Litigation 2020
The Brennan Center for Justice / Updated Oct. 14, 2020
How to promote trust in the 2020 election
Nancy Gibbs / The Washington Post / Oct. 14, 2020
New England states vary in granting voting rights
Gwyneth Burns / Taunton Daily Gazette / Oct. 14, 2020
Having Dementia Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Vote
Paula Span / The New York Times / Oct. 14, 2020
Transcript: Voting Matters: Activating the Vote
Washington Post Live / The Washington Post / Oct. 14, 2020
Sports stadiums welcome voters, not fans
Kendall Baker / Axios / Oct. 14, 2020
NBA get-out-the-vote effort results in unprecedented voter registration
Jon Schlosberg and Linsey Davis / ABC News / Oct. 14, 2020
Michelle Obama and LeBron James join forces for early voting drive
Axios / Oct. 13, 2020
Celebs accept Michelle Obama’s challenge to assemble a #VotingSquad
Cameron Jenkins / The Hill / Oct. 14, 2020
Trump ‘army’ of poll watchers could frighten voters, incite violence, election officials warn
Trevor Hughes / USA Today / Oct. 14, 2020