The biggest threat to America’s election system? Ourselves

With midterm elections right around the corner, many Americans are questioning whether they can trust the election process. To be honest, this is fair, given the highly publicized stories of foreign election interference over the last few years. Howeve… Continue reading The biggest threat to America’s election system? Ourselves

Amid election conspiracy theories, CISA says there’s no credible threat to voting equipment

CISA Director Jen Easterly said the administration is “concerned” about foreign influence during the upcoming elections.

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How to fortify elections and electoral campaigns against human hacking

In this interview for Help Net Security, James Turgal, VP of Cyber Risk, Strategy and Board Relations at Optiv, talks about election cybersecurity and how to keep elections and electoral campaigns safe. Midterms are getting closer, and election cyberse… Continue reading How to fortify elections and electoral campaigns against human hacking

Chinese influence operation seeks to sow political discord, ‘aggressively’ targets U.S. midterms

China has increased its aggressive actions and rhetoric around politics, other divisive issues, researchers say.

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Election workers in battleground states faced onslaught of malicious emails, researchers say

The phishing attacks targeted county poll workers in Arizona and Pennsylvania with emails that attempted to steal their login credentials.

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DEF CON Voting Village takes on election conspiracies, disinformation

In the era of the “Big Lie,” the Voting Village has another — and possibly more challenging — mission to fight conspiracy theories.

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CISA expands efforts to fight election disinformation ahead of ‘challenging’ 2024 vote

CISA Director Jen Easterly said election security has grown more complex as disinformation and threats against election workers have surged.

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What to watch for as ‘Hacker Summer Camp’ gets underway in Las Vegas

Black Hat, DEF CON and BSidesLV take place this year amid a backdrop of COVID, cyberwarfare in Ukraine and digital attacks on Taiwan.

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Twilio, a texting platform popular with political campaigns, reports breach

The company says it became aware of the hack on Aug. 4 but it declined to say how many customers were affected by the incident.

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CISA advisory panel wants agency to act on election disinformation, multifactor authentication

CISA’s director has 90 days to respond to the suggestions.

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