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As we head into the 2020 election season in the United States, a key component of the U.S. election infrastructure remains vulnerable to attack. Only 5% of the country’s largest counties are protecting their election officials from impersonation,… Continue reading Research: Email remains a weak link in U.S. election infrastructure
Although the 2020 presidential race has become more crowded in recent weeks, Mick Baccio — the chief information security officer for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s campaign — isn’t concerned. Baccio may be the only person on the South Bend, Indiana, mayor’s staff that isn’t worried about former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden or any of the other candidates. For him, the competition is foreign adversaries trying to hack into Buttigieg’s campaign infrastructure. “I don’t do politics. I’m just learning how the caucus works,” Baccio said during remarks at CYBERWARCON, a cybersecurity conference held Thursday in Arlington, Virginia. “I don’t care if it’s left or right, I care if it’s Russian or Iranian [intrusions]. That’s who I really [care about,] that’s the competitor.” His ultimate goal is making sure Buttigieg’s campaign doesn’t fall victim to the same intrusions that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign […]
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Attacks are targeting international companies in the financial sector, demanding that victims pay ransom in Bitcoin. Continue reading Cybercriminals Impersonate Russian APT ‘Fancy Bear’ to Launch DDoS Attacks
Fair elections are the lifelines of democracy, but in recent years election hacking has become a hot topic worldwide.
Whether it’s American voting machines during the 2016 presidential election or India’s EVMs during 2014 general elections, the integr… Continue reading Microsoft to Reward Hackers for Finding Bugs in Open Source Election Software
Any conversation about the security of our digital future inevitably involves the subject of election security. Whether it’s an attempt to mitigate the risk of foreign adversaries using misinformation to influence national elections or mitigating the … Continue reading Election Security: Back-to-Basics Approach Best Bet
For those keeping score, the Russian Federation has been sending Russian intelligence officers to prison at a rapid clip. These officers were active in counterintelligence cyberoperations within the Russian Federation and are alleged to be the sources… Continue reading Russia Imprisoning Sources Associated With U.S. Election Meddling
As hundreds of millions of Europeans prepare to go to the polls in May, Fancy Bear ramps up cyber-espionage and disinformation efforts. Continue reading Microsoft: Russia’s Fancy Bear Working to Influence EU Elections
On the second episode of CYBER, Kim Zetter talks about America’s outdated voting machines. Continue reading An Expert Explains the Many Ways Our Elections Can Be Hacked
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for November 12, 2018 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Midterm Election Security, Gait Recognition Surveillance Technology and Caller ID Authentication Silent Pocket is a proud sponsor o… Continue reading Midterm Election Security, Gait Recognition Surveillance Technology, Caller ID Authentication – WB42
The Georgia governor hopeful is attacking the run-of-the-mill security research that keeps the internet safe. Continue reading Brian Kemp Is Weaponizing Good Cybersecurity in an Authoritarian Ploy Against Democrats