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Cybersecurity

Inside the NSA's New Cybersecurity Directorate

The National Security Agency has a new state-of-the-art center and a new attitude about sharing its threat information.

By Frank Konkel
October 11, 2019

Cybersecurity

Senate Intel Committee: Russia Is Already Trying to Influence the 2020 Election

In its report, the Republican-led committee pushes back against Trump’s efforts to point fingers elsewhere.

By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
October 9, 2019

Cybersecurity

Senate’s Election Security Funding Bill Leaves a Key Agency Strapped for Cash

The Election Assistance Commission has struggled with insufficient staff and resources.

By Courtney Bublé
September 27, 2019

Cybersecurity

6 Cyber Bills You Might Have Missed

The bills aim to strengthen the Homeland Security Department’s cybersecurity efforts and help the energy sector improve its digital defenses.

By Jack Corrigan
September 27, 2019

Cybersecurity

McConnell Voices Support for $250 Million in Election Security Funds

The bill marks “a great step forward,” but states will need more consistent investment to make long-term improvements, according to CISA Director Chris Krebs.

By Jack Corrigan
September 19, 2019

Cybersecurity

CISA Chief Calls on Cybersecurity Community to ‘Stop Selling Fear’

Director Chris Krebs wants government and industry to get a broader community of people involved in the fight against digital threats but not by fearmongering.

By Jack Corrigan
September 18, 2019

Cybersecurity

Report on Election Security Gains Attention, and a Sharp Rebuke

It showed another kind of election security threat: companies looking to profit from a country on edge about the integrity of its national and local elections.

By Jessica Huseman, ProPublica
September 17, 2019

Cybersecurity

‘No One Is Accountable for This’: Why the 2020 Campaigns Are Struggling With Security

A repeat of the hack targeting John Podesta could well happen again.

By Uri Friedman, The Atlantic
September 6, 2019

Cybersecurity

Army Cyber Command Ready for Aggressive Ops Around 2020 Election, Chief Says

Russia and other actors who try to meddle in the election will be met with a much broader, aggressive and more unified cyber campaign than in years past, according to Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty.

By Jack Corrigan
September 6, 2019

Cybersecurity

Commissioner’s Resignation Renders FEC Toothless as 2020 Elections Heat Up

Without a quorum, the oversight body can’t carry out its key duties.

By Courtney Bublé
August 28, 2019

Cybersecurity

Fewer Than Half of States Take These Two Election Security Precautions

The Brennan Center for Justice found only 24 states will both have voting systems that create a paper trail and require audits of the 2020 election results.

By Andrea Noble
August 14, 2019

Cybersecurity

Here’s What Foreign Interference Will Look Like in 2020

The incentives for foreign countries to meddle are much greater than in 2016, and the tactics could look dramatically different.

By Uri Friedman, The Atlantic
August 12, 2019

IT Modernization

Can Voting Online Via Phone Boost Turnout?

West Virginia became the first U.S. state to use mobile voting in a federal election.

By David Stone, Futurity
August 9, 2019

Emerging Tech

Ready or Not, Blockchain-Based Mobile Voting Is Getting Closer

Some voters in Provo and other Utah County cities will be able to cast ballots on a blockchain-powered mobile app in a pilot program for the August election.

By Sarah Holder, CityLab
July 25, 2019

Cybersecurity

FBI Director Names China the Nation's Most ‘Severe Counterintelligence Threat’

Russia also shows no signs of stopping its election interference efforts ahead of 2020, Christopher Wray told lawmakers.

By Jack Corrigan
July 24, 2019

Cybersecurity

Protecting Election Systems Will Take Much More Federal Money, Report Says

The threat of foreign interference in U.S. elections remains, so the federal government must help state and local officials shore up defenses, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice.

By Laura Maggi
July 22, 2019

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers Grapple with Improving Election Security While Respecting States’ Rights

Experts say paper ballots are the way to go, but pushed back against efforts to federalize elections.

By Andrea Noble
June 26, 2019

Cybersecurity

Senators Question FBI’s Response to 2016 Russian Hack of Florida Election Tech

The lawmakers also want to know how the agency is working to ensure election officials can adequately report cyber threats in 2020.

By Brandi Vincent
June 14, 2019

Ideas

To Fight Online Disinformation, Reinvigorate Media Policy

Disinformation, toxic speech, and polarization online are a result opaque digital information systems. The fix? We can start by updating the approach of media policy for the new environment.

By Karen Kornbluh and Ellen Goodman
June 13, 2019

Cybersecurity

Six States to Craft Election Security Plans Through National Academy

The National Governors Association-sponsored policy academy will help officials from Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada and Virginia devise communications and response plans to deploy if their election systems come under attack.

By Andrea Noble
June 10, 2019

The National Security Agency has a new state-of-the-art center and a new attitude about sharing its threat information.

In its report, the Republican-led committee pushes back against Trump’s efforts to point fingers elsewhere.

The Election Assistance Commission has struggled with insufficient staff and resources.

The bills aim to strengthen the Homeland Security Department’s cybersecurity efforts and help the energy sector improve its digital defenses.

The bill marks “a great step forward,” but states will need more consistent investment to make long-term improvements, according to CISA Director Chris Krebs.

Director Chris Krebs wants government and industry to get a broader community of people involved in the fight against digital threats but not by fearmongering.

It showed another kind of election security threat: companies looking to profit from a country on edge about the integrity of its national and local elections.

A repeat of the hack targeting John Podesta could well happen again.

Russia and other actors who try to meddle in the election will be met with a much broader, aggressive and more unified cyber campaign than in years past, according to Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty.

Without a quorum, the oversight body can’t carry out its key duties.

The Brennan Center for Justice found only 24 states will both have voting systems that create a paper trail and require audits of the 2020 election results.

The incentives for foreign countries to meddle are much greater than in 2016, and the tactics could look dramatically different.

West Virginia became the first U.S. state to use mobile voting in a federal election.

Some voters in Provo and other Utah County cities will be able to cast ballots on a blockchain-powered mobile app in a pilot program for the August election.

Russia also shows no signs of stopping its election interference efforts ahead of 2020, Christopher Wray told lawmakers.

The threat of foreign interference in U.S. elections remains, so the federal government must help state and local officials shore up defenses, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice.

Experts say paper ballots are the way to go, but pushed back against efforts to federalize elections.

The lawmakers also want to know how the agency is working to ensure election officials can adequately report cyber threats in 2020.

Disinformation, toxic speech, and polarization online are a result opaque digital information systems. The fix? We can start by updating the approach of media policy for the new environment.

The National Governors Association-sponsored policy academy will help officials from Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada and Virginia devise communications and response plans to deploy if their election systems come under attack.

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