Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
How US security officials are watching for threats ahead of Election Day
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Oct. 20, 2020
States have improved election cybersecurity, but still can do more
Phil Goldstein / StateTech Magazine / Oct. 20, 2020
Industry alert pins state, local government hacking on suspected Russian group
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Oct. 19, 2020
As Election nears, government and tech firms push back on Russia (and Trump)
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth / The New York Times / Oct. 20, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
U.S. spy agency warns that Chinese hackers target military, defense industry
Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 20, 2020
Senate panel will vote to OK subpoenas for Dorsey, Zuckerberg
Ashley Gold / Axios / Oct. 20, 2020
U.S. charges six Russian intelligence officers with hacking
Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 20, 2020
Microsoft diables most of cybercriminals’ control over massive computer network
Joseph Menn / Reuters / Oct. 20, 2020
Exclusive: AP to call elections for Alexa and other Big Tech channels
Sara Fischer / Axios / Oct. 20, 2020
Amazon extends work from home option till June
Kanishka Singh / Reuters / Oct. 20, 2020
A shadowy AI service has transformed thousands of women’s photos into fake nudes: ‘Make fantasy a reality’
Drew Harwell / The Washington Post / Oct. 20, 2020
LA Cyber Lab praised as model for cities sharing threat intelligence
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Oct. 20, 2020
University of Miami becomes latest battleground over facial recognition
David Uberti / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 20, 2020
Microsoft and SpaceX partner up to deliver broadband via Starlink satellites
Miriam Kramer / Axios / Oct. 20, 2020
Successful digital transformation is about improving the stakeholder experience
Vala Afshar / ZDNet / Oct. 20, 2020
Universities are fighting lawsuits claiming ‘subpar’ remote education
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Oct. 20, 2020
Google antitrust case centers on consumer choice and how rivals get boxed out
Cat Zakrzewski and Rachel Lerman / The Washington Post / Oct. 20, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Japan will take steps to guard against Olympics cyberattacks
Ami Miyazaki and Jack Tarrant / Reuters / Oct. 19, 2020
Russian cyber-attack spree shows what unrestrained internet warfare looks like
Julian Borger / The Guardian / Oct. 19, 2020
Sweden bans China’s Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks
Richard Milne / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 20, 2020
Uncertainty looms over post-Brexit data flows
Catherine Stupp / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 20, 2020
France to create new social media offence following beheading of teacher
David Chazan / the Telegraph / Oct. 20, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Facing a Deluge of Misinformation, Colorado Takes the Offensive Against It
Nick Corasaniti and Davey Alba / The New York Times / Oct. 20, 2020
Why social media disinformation represents such a security threat
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop / Oct. 20, 2020
A blueprint for documenting and debunking misinformation campaigns
Brian Friedberg / Nieman Reports / Oct. 20, 2020
Op-Ed: Why fact-checking and reason can’t counteract conspiracy theories or racism
John L. Jackson Jr. / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 20, 2020
Fact check: Chris Rock quote about Mitch McConnell and Kentucky is false
Reuters / Oct. 20, 2020
Fact check: Serco is not state owned and it did not create the NHS COVID-19 app
Reuters / Oct. 20, 2020
Fact check: Indian government said containment strategies, not use of hydroxychloroquine, helped Mumbai slum slow rate of new coronavirus cases
Reuters / Oct. 20, 2020
Censorship sweep punishes deepfake app Reface and online school Xueersi in China’s latest internet crackdown
Karen Chiu / South China Morning Post / Oct. 21, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Supreme Court allows extension for mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania
Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 20, 2020
Will Florida, the Recount State, Be Ready for the Election?
Patricia Mazzei and Frances Robles / The New York Times / Oct. 20, 2020
In last-minute push, DeSantis administration urges Florida election officials to remove felons who owe fines from voting rolls
Beth Reinhard and Lori Rozsa / The Washington Post / Oct. 20, 2020
Warnings in Michigan, Minnesota over guns at polling places on Election Day
Michael Martina and Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters / Oct. 20, 2020
When to expect election results in the Washington region
Erin Cox et al. / The Washington Post / Oct. 20, 2020
How California will deal with voters who refuse to wear a mask on Election Day
Stephanie Lai / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 20, 2020
California attorney general asks court to order GOP cooperation in ballot box investigation
John Myers / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 20, 2020
After ballot box fire, registrar is sorting through votes that can be salvaged
Hayley Smith / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 20, 2020
Swing states are most vulnerable to USPS slowdowns as millions vote by mail, data shows
Jacob Bogage and Christopher Ingraham / The Washington Post / Oct. 20, 2020
USPS told its postal police officers to stand down, igniting concerns about mail-in ballot security and sparking another lawsuit against the agency
Tyler Sonnemaker / Business Insider / Oct. 20, 2020
Cities brace for Election Day chaos
Jennifer A. Kingson / Axios / Oct. 20, 2020
Election officials in at least two states contact law enforcement after threatening emails sent to voters
Sara Sidner et al. / CNN / Oct. 20, 2020
Warnings in Michigan, Minnesota over guns at polling places on Election Day
Michael Martina and Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters / Oct. 20, 2020
NYPD to increase police presence in 8 days before election
Justine Coleman / The Hill / Oct. 20, 2020
Mail balloting is fueling historic early voting in the 2020 election
Danny Dougherty and Chad Day / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 20, 2020
The 4 threats facing voters this election–and how you can beat them
Faith Karimi / CNN / Oct. 20, 2020
Several lawmakers denied access to postal facilities
Rebecca Smith / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 20, 2020
College Students Aren’t on Campus. Their Missing Votes Could Make a Difference.
Kathleen Gray / The New York Times / Oct. 20, 2020
Voting group launches seven-figure campaign to build trust in election
Zach Montellaro / POLITICO / Oct. 20, 2020
The 2020 election could permanently change how America votes
Patrick Howell O’Neill / MIT Technology Review / Oct. 20, 2020
Meet the Woman Behind the Country’s Effort to Embrace Mail Voting in 2020
Abigail Abrams / TIME / Oct. 20, 2020
Why restoring voting rights to former felons is “one of the key civil right issues of our time”
Courtney Connley / CNBC / Oct. 20, 2020
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins Twitch to boost voter engagement
Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 20, 2020