Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
The Experts Corner
A new full-court press against cyber attacks in all three branches of government
Marie Harf / USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative /Jul. 30, 2021
Election Cybersecurity
Bridgeport city councilor charged with election crimes for absentee ballot fraud
Jessica Harkay / Hartford Courant / Jul. 28, 2021
The Cybersecurity 202: Arizona could face a more than $9 million clean up bill after a partisan election audit
Joseph Marks / The Washington Post / Jul. 27, 2021
Arizona Senate issues new subpoena for 2020 election audit
Jonathan J. Cooper / The Associated Press / Jul. 27, 2021
Pennsylvania Republican: Election audit happening without ‘credible evidence of fraud’
Joseph Choi / The Hill / Jul. 29, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
Biden signs an executive order aimed at protecting critical American infrastructure from cyberattacks.
David E. Sanger / The New York Times / Jul. 27, 2021
Hackers posed as flirtatious UK aerobics instructor while targeting US defense contractor’s employee
Celine Castronuovo / The Hill / Jul. 28, 2021
White House raised NSO spyware concerns with Israel
Barak Ravid / Axios / Jul. 28, 2021
Threat intel firms suggest ransomware gang ‘BlackMatter’ has ties to DarkSide, REvil hackers
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Jul. 28, 2021
Many ransomware attacks go unreported. The FBI and Congress want to change that
Gerrit De Vynck / The Washington Post / Jul. 28, 2021
Top FBI official advises Congress against banning ransomware payments
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Jul. 27, 2021
Hillicon Valley: Facebook tightens teen protections | FBI cautions against banning ransomware payments | Republicans probe White House-social media collaboration
Chris Mills Rodrigo et al. / The Hill / Jul. 27, 2021
Wyden bill would require digital signatures for sensitive court orders
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Jul. 29, 2021
Army awards $2.4B National Cyber Range contract
John Hewitt Jones / FedScoop / Jul. 28, 2021
White House seeks input on designing a National AI Research Resource
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Jul. 27, 2021
Leaker of drone secrets gets 45 months in prison
Josh Gerstein / POLITICO / Jul. 27, 2021
Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers
Alan Suderman / The Associated Press / Jul. 29, 2021
Universal internet access would boost remote work productivity
Bryan Walsh / Axios / Jul. 28, 2021
Apple and Tesla are the chip shortage’s latest victims
Tim Higgins / The Wall Street Journal / Jul. 28, 2021
Retailers lean on software to combat rising costs
Angus Loten / The Wall Street Journal / Jul. 27, 2021
How Olympic surfing is trying to ride the machine learning wave
Daniela Hernandez / The Wall Street Journal / Jul. 27, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
‘Death Kitty’ ransomware linked to South African port attack
Ryan Gallagher and Paul Burkhardt / Bloomberg / Jul. 29, 2021
COVID app told nearly 690,000 to isolate in England, Wales
Reuters / Jul. 29, 2021
Russia docks a new 23-ton module to the space station
Oleg Matsnev and Kenneth Chang / The New York Times / Jul. 29, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
Biden says Russia spreading misinformation ahead of 2022 elections
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill / Jul. 27, 2021
Trump is gone, but the media’s misinformation challenge is still here
Marc Tracy / The New York Times / Jul. 27, 2021
Ofcom hires disinformation auditor to target Facebook, Google
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg / Jul. 27, 2021
Exclusive: New Facebook partnership tackles health misinformation
Sara Fischer / Axios / Jul. 27, 2021
Activists protest Facebook’s ‘failure’ on disinformation with body bags outside DC office
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Jul. 28, 2021
People are more anti-vaccine if they get their covid news from Facebook than from Fox News, data shows
David Lazer et al. / The Washington Post / Jul. 27, 2021
Evangelical pastor demands churchgoers ditch their masks: ‘Don’t believe this delta variant nonsense’
Jaclyn Peiser / The Washington Post / Jul. 27, 2021
Covid vaccine effort in Europe confronts anger, disinformation and suspicion
Monika Pronczuk / The New York Times / Jul. 29, 2021
Top German court strikes down Facebook rules on hate speech
Douglas Busvine / Reuters / Jul. 29, 2021
Elections During and After the Pandemic
Merrill asked for COVID-19 absentee voting in city election
Dale Liesch / Lagniappe / Jul. 28, 2021
No stamp, no envelope, no problem: new Broward voter registration form designed to make voting easier
Anne Geggis / Florida Politics / Jul. 28, 2021
Colorado lays the groundwork for ranked choice voting
Ellie Sullum / 303 Magazine / Jul. 28, 2021
Poll: Most California voters want to revamp state’s recall process
Debra Kahn / POLITICO / Jul. 29, 2021
Georgia judge dismisses election suit against Fulton County but allows claim against individual
Amy B Wang / The Washington Post / Jul. 27, 2021
Former Maricopa County Recorder Fontes testifies before house committee about election worker intimidation and voter subversion
Jill Ryan / KJZZ / Jul. 28, 2021
No progress made on election bills with less than two weeks left in the special session
Christian Flores / CBS Austin / Jul. 28, 2021
Jake Ellzey defeats widow of former congressman in race for Texas seat
David Montgomery / The New York Times / Jul. 28, 2021
Justice Dept. warns states on voting laws and election audits
Katie Benner / The New York Times / Jul. 28, 2021
One-third of states have passed restrictive voting laws this year
Reid Wilson / The Hill / Jul. 27, 2021
Peru leader calls for new constitution in inaugural speech
Maria Cervantes / Bloomberg / Jul. 28, 2021
Peru President Castillo names member of far left party as Prime Minister
Reuters / Jul. 29, 2021
Kremlin targets Germany’s green candidate over anti-Moscow stance
Patrick Donahue and Henry Meyer / Bloomberg / Jul. 28, 2021
Tunisia’s Ennahda, two other parties face judicial probe
Jihen Laghmari and Souhail Karam / Bloomberg / Jul. 28, 2021