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COVID-19 Online Disinformation: A Canary in the Coal Mine for Election Security

  • Publication date August 11, 2021

As we search for ways to combat online disinformation and misinformation in the election sphere — an important part of our mandate here at the USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative — we must pay attention to the tactics nefarious actors are using to promote bad information on……Continue Reading COVID-19 Online Disinformation: A Canary in the Coal Mine for Election Security

A New Full-Court Press Against Cyber Attacks In All Three Branches of Government

  • Publication date July 30, 2021

In the fight to protect the integrity of American elections — our mandate here at the USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative, where our “candidate is democracy” — combatting online disinformation is among the most……Continue Reading A New Full-Court Press Against Cyber Attacks In All Three Branches of Government

A Cybercriminal Network Goes Dark as High-Profile Attacks Continue

  • Publication date July 16, 2021

In the fight to protect the integrity of American elections — our mandate here at the USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative, where our “candidate is democracy” — combatting online disinformation is among the most……Continue Reading A Cybercriminal Network Goes Dark as High-Profile Attacks Continue

Iran Steps Up its Online Disinformation — and the Justice Department Responds

  • Publication date July 7, 2021

In the fight to protect the integrity of American elections — our mandate here at the USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative, where our “candidate is democracy” — combatting online disinformation is among the most……Continue Reading Iran Steps Up its Online Disinformation — and the Justice Department Responds

President Biden takes the Cybersecurity Battle to the Global Stage

  • Publication date June 28, 2021

President Joe Biden recently embarked on his inaugural foreign trip, meeting first with our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners and the G-7 Group of Nations……Continue Reading President Biden takes the Cybersecurity Battle to the Global Stage

International Election Round-up: New Threats and Challenges

  • Publication date June 16, 2021

Ransomware took over the news yet again last week when meatpacking giant JBS was hit with an attack that shut down its plants, which process more than……Continue Reading International Election Round-up: New Threats and Challenges

Treating Cyber-Criminals like Terrorists

  • Publication date June 9, 2021

Ransomware took over the news yet again last week when meatpacking giant JBS was hit with an attack that shut down its plants, which process more than……Continue Reading Treating Cyber-Criminals like Terrorists

What Have We Learned about the Battle for Truth on the Internet?

  • Publication date June 2, 2021

The 2016 elections represented a wake-up call for Americans about the power of social media to influence our thinking on issues big and small, and about the impact foreign-based bad……Continue Reading What Have We Learned about the Battle for Truth on the Internet?

“An 8th Grader” could have hacked the Colonial Pipeline – What Does that Mean for U.S. Elections?

  • Publication date May 20, 2021

The saga of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack continues to swirl, as gas availability in many parts of the eastern United States remains unreliable and……Continue Reading “An 8th Grader” could have hacked the Colonial Pipeline – What Does that Mean for U.S. Elections?

Foreign Internet Hooligans Turn Their Focus Closer to Home – and Become Internet Guns for Hire

  • Publication date May 11, 2021

As countries around the world rush to anticipate new online threats to their elections and monitor how bad actors’ tactics are evolving, Facebook made an interesting announcement……Continue Reading Foreign Internet Hooligans Turn Their Focus Closer to Home – and Become Internet Guns for Hire

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