Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
The Cybersecurity 202: Trump’s former homeland security adviser says Russia remains major election hacking threat
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Oct. 21, 2020
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Election Cybersecurity
U.S. agencies mount major effort to prevent Russian interference in the election even though Trump downplays threat
Ellen Nakashima and Craig Timberg / The Washington Post / Oct. 21, 2020
Iran and Russia seek to influence election in final days, U.S. officials warn
Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger / The New York Times / Oct. 21, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee asks Facebook, Twitter to disclose interactions with presidential candidates
Reuters / Oct. 21, 2020
Cybersecurity: Do these things to keep your business safe from hackers, retailers told
Danny Palmer / ZDNet / Oct. 21, 2020
Another privacy practice is born as law firms respond to client demand
Sara Merken / Reuters / Oct. 21, 2020
People want data privacy but don’t always know what they’re getting
Gabriel Kaptchuk et al. / The Conversation / Oct. 21, 2020
Baltimore City Council split on banning facial recognition
Jared Council / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 21, 2020
We must make moral choices about how we relate to social media apps
Dion Forster / The Conversation / Oct. 21, 2020
Cornell works on public Internet of Things network in New York
Phil Goldstein / StateTech Magazine / Oct. 21, 2020
The Technology 202: The Google lawsuit launches a new phase of tech regulation in Washington
Cat Zakrzewski and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Oct. 21, 2020
Silicon Valley faces a world of trouble
Leah Nylen / POLITICO / Oct. 21, 2020
Online learning company K12 exposes student data in Missouri
Colin Wood / EdScoop / Oct. 21, 2020
FIU psychologists made a tool to help COVID-19 patients remember who they contacted
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Oct. 21, 2020
Disjointed Covid-19 apps across U.S. raise questions about tech’s role
David Uberti / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 21, 2020
Michigan taps CIO to lead tech and budget department
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Oct. 21, 2020
Managed services key to education cybersecurity post-COVID
EdScoop / Oct. 21, 2020
How managed security services helps drive digital transformation in higher education
Chris Novak / EdScoop / Oct. 21, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Global democracy at risk from cyberattack ‘onslaught’ – Microsoft president
Reuters / Oct. 21, 2020
Amazon expands coronavirus testing pilot to frontline staff in the UK
Michael Cogley / The Telegraph / Oct. 21, 2020
ByteDance-owned Smartisan launches new 5G smartphone, eyes education devices and software
Iris Deng / South China Morning Post / Oct. 21, 2020
Europe failed to tame Google. Can the U.S. do any better?
Simon Van Dorpe and Leah Nylen / POLITICO / Oct. 21, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
FBI investigating threatening emails sent to Democratic voters in apparent bid to stoke election fears
Isaac Stanley-Becker et al. / The Washington Post / Oct. 21, 2020
How social media companies will handle post-U.S. election scenarios
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters / Oct. 21, 2020
Spammers and scammers using U.S. election to turn profit online, Facebook says
Jack Stubbs / Reuters / Oct. 21, 2020
The hazy line between politics and influence campaigns
Zach Dorfman / Axios / Oct. 21, 2020
QAnon conspiracy theory explodes ahead of the election
Stef W. Kight and Sara Fischer / Axios / Oct. 21, 2020
Poll: One-third of Americans are open to QAnon conspiracy theories
Stef W. Kight / Axios / Oct. 21, 2020
Antivaxxers spreading anti-semitic conspiracy theories about coronavirus, Government report finds
Camilla Tominey / The Telegraph / Oct. 21, 2020
TikTok expands hate speech ban
Alex Hern / The Guardian / Oct. 21, 2020
Hunter Biden: do digital platforms care more than News Corp about likely misinformation?
Margaret Simons / The Guardian / Oct. 21, 2020
Fact check: Queen Elizabeth II did not send a condolence letter marking the alleged death of Nigeria’s president
Reuters / Oct. 21, 2020
Fact check: Biden did not say that if elected he will lock down the country until everyone is vaccinated against COVID-19
Reuters / Oct. 21, 2020
Fact check: Altered photo shows rappers 50 Cent and Ice Cube wearing ‘Trump 2020’ hats
Reuters / Oct. 21, 2020
Fact check: Trump did not say he would phone the CEO of Exxon to get him to donate millions to the presidential campaign; misses context
Reuters / Oct. 21, 2020
Pompeo says U.S. designates six more Chinese media firms as foreign missions
Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom / Reuters / Oct. 21, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Court allows North Carolina mail-in ballots deadline extension
Rebecca Falconer / Axios / Oct. 21, 2020
Early voting in Pennsylvania: In an elections office as voters stream in, phone lines ring
Kris Maher and Alexa Corse / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 21, 2020
Florida accused of sowing confusion with last-minute voting changes
Sam Levine / The Guardian / Oct. 21, 2020
Judge rejects California attorney general’s effort to investigate GOP ballot boxes
John Myers / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 21, 2020
When to expect election results in the Washington region
Erin Cox et al. / The Washington Post / Oct. 20, 2020
USPS IG: Postal service changes compounded significant negative service
Axios / Oct. 21, 2020
Signed, Sealed, Delivered—Then Discarded
David A. Graham / The Atlantic / Oct. 21, 2020
Over 1 million mail-in ballots could be rejected in the US election — and the rules are changing by the day
Sarah John / The Conversation / Oct. 21, 2020
Voting rights group files suit against Trump, administration officials alleging voter intimidation
Justine Coleman / The Hill / Oct. 21, 2020
How to Vote During a Pandemic
Cynthia Gordy Giwa / ProPublica / Oct. 21, 2020
How does early voting work?
Brandon Sanchez / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 21, 2020
Your election questions answered
Maggie Astor and Isabella Grullon Paz / The New York Times / Oct. 21, 2020
Why early voters are breaking records
The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 21, 2020
Poll: 92% of battleground state voters are “extremely motivated to vote”
Orion Rummler / Axios / Oct. 21, 2020
Actually, Americans do want to wear masks to vote
Joshua A. Douglas and Michael A. Zilis / POLITICO / Oct. 21, 2020
AOC, Ilhan Omar draw 400,000 to Twitch stream to get out the vote
Ina Fried / Axios / Oct. 21, 2020