Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity / Technology
NSA launches ‘Secure DNS’
Tim Starks / POLITICO / June 19, 2020
Publishers try sending news by text
Ann-Marie Alcántara / The Wall Street Journal / June 19, 2020
Defence manufacturing groups would get cybersecurity grants under new legislation
Jackson Barnett / Fedscoop / June 19, 2020
Cyber Daily: Inside a telecoms firm’s battle of wills with a hacker; State actor targets Australia in Cyber attack; Breaches at H&R Block and Cognizant Technology Solutions
The Wall Street Journal / June 19, 2020
IRS used cellphone location data to try to find suspects
Byron Tau / The Wall Street Journal / June 19, 2020
Permanent telehealth changes on the horizon
Mohana Ravindranath / POLITICO / June 19, 2020
Juneteenth across the tech world
Alexandra S. Levine / POLITICO / June 19, 2020
Five cybersecurity books that everyone should – and can – read
James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / June 19, 2020
FERC wades into cybersecurity standards
Kelsey Tamborrino / POLITICO / June 19, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
North Korean state hackers reportedly planning COVID-19 phishing campaign targeting 5M across six nations
Eileen Yu / ZD Net / June 19, 2020
Australia says it has been target of ‘state-based’ cyber attacks
Giovanni Torre / The Telegraph / June 19, 2020
Austrian telecoms operator played six-month game of cat-and-mouse with hacker
Catherine Stupp / The Wall Street Journal / June 19, 2020
Australia blames a state actor for major disruptions. China is already denying it.
Jeff Stone / Cyberscoop / June 19, 2020
Australia is under sustained cyber attack, warns the government. What’s going on, and what should businesses do?
Mahmoud Elkhodr / The Conversation / June 19, 2020
Australian cyber attack not ‘sophisticated’ – just a wake-up call for businesses, experts say
Josh Taylor / The Guardian / June 19, 2020
Cyber security review may spell end for Huawei 5G deal
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian / June 19, 2020
UK tells telcos to stockpile Huawei gear in face of U.S. sanctions: letter
Jack Stubbs and Kate Holton / Reuters / June 19, 2020
How do contact tracing apps work, and when will the UK ‘track and trace’ app be ready?
Hasan Chowdhury et al. / The Telegraph / June 19, 2020
Facebook vs news: Australia wants to level the playing field, Facebook politely disagrees
Tim Dwyer / The Conversation / June 19, 2020
‘Lost memories’: War crimes evidence threatened by AI moderation
Avi-Asher-Schapiro and Ban Barkawi / Reuters / June 19, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Pompeo: China uses disinformation to split Europe, US
Jan M. Olsen / The Associated Press / June 19, 2020
Twitter labels Trump video tweet as manipulated media as it cracks down on misinformation
Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post / June 19, 2020
Facebook, Twitter take down Trump’s toddler video over copyright complaint
John Hendel / POLITICO / June 19, 2020
Russia fines opposition radio station for fake news
Daria Litvinova / The Associated Press / June 19, 2020
Poland says Putin falsifies history to weaken Western allies
Vanessa Gera / The Associated Press / June 19, 2020
Fact check: ‘Irish slaves’ meme repeats discredited article
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / June 19, 2020
Brazil minister quits as Supreme Court sends message to Bolsonaro
Eduardo Simoes et al. / Reuters / June 18, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Breaking down Maine’s pandemic primary elections
Emily Tadlock / WABI 5 / June 18, 2020
COVID endangers the volunteers who make your vote count
Pat Beall and John Moritz / USA Today / June 18, 2020
City Clerk: Stamford must prepare for glut of mail-in votes
Angela Carella / Stamford Advocate / June 18, 2020
Delaware House expands vote-by-mail option for all elections in 2020
Amy Cherry / WDEL / June 18, 2020
Election inquiry begins with stories of problems in Georgia primary
Mark Niesse / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / June 18, 2020
Chicago Prepares as Vote-By-Mail Expands Ahead of November Election
Katie Kim and Lisa Capitanini / NBC Chicago / June 19, 2020
Civil rights advocates say Louisiana’s mail-in voting rules pose safety risk that could limit turnout
Greg LaRose / WDSU / June 18, 2020
California to Send Every Voter Mail-in Ballot for General Election
Mairead McArdle / National Review / June 19, 2020
Vote-by-mail ballot requests overwhelm New York City elections agency
Nick Corasaniti and Stephanie Saul / The New York Times / June 19, 2020
Don’t expect results in Kentucky, New York on Tuesday
Zach Montellaro / POLITICO / June 19, 2020
New Mexico state Senate approves emergency election reforms
Morgan Lee and Cedar Attanasio / The Associated Press / June 19, 2020
Louisiana’s presidential primary early voting opens Saturday
The Associated Press / June 19, 2020
Wall Street expects a covid-19 vaccine before the U.S. election
Cristin Flanagan / Bloomberg / June 19, 2020
Advocates worry Black and Hispanic people are falling behind in census
Associated Press / Los Angeles Times / June 19, 2020
Diverse donor network puts conditions on its cash
Maya King / POLITICO / June 19, 2020
What’s Different in Poland’s Second Try at Virus Vote
Marek Strzelecki / Bloomberg / June 19, 2020
Serbs to vote amid virus concerns, political divisions
Jovana Gec / The Associated Press / June 19, 2020
Norwegian police worry that coronavirus upheaval could lead to more radicalisation
Terje Solsvik and Frances Kerry / Reuters / June 19, 2020
Singapore facing calls to hold off on elections amid virus
Philip Heijmans / Bloomberg / June 19, 2020