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It has been a month since the U.S. 2020 General Election has passed. The election, according to then-Director of CISA Christopher Krebs in mid-November, was the most secure in history with no cases of widespread election fraud. U.S. Attorney General W… Continue reading U.S. Election Security (and Insecurities)
In episode 147 for November 16th 2020: The latest about source code stolen from US government agencies and private companies, three actively exploited iOS zero-days in the wild and new App Store privacy labels, and what a Biden administration could mea… Continue reading Stolen Source Code, Apple Zero-Days, Biden’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Policies
In episode 145 for November 2nd 2020: Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the US government’s attempt to prevent disinformation and rumors about the election, a new ransomware threat targeting US hospitals, and details about six Russian hackers that were… Continue reading Government Rumor Control, US Hospital Ransomware Threat, Russian Hackers Charged
In episode 144 for October 26th 2020: Voter privacy and what you need to know about protecting your private information during the upcoming US election. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Closing in on the US election with voter privacy and election sec… Continue reading Voter Privacy and the US Election
Ahead of the November U.S. elections, cybercriminals are stepping up their offensive in both attacks against security infrastructure and disinformation campaigns – but this time, social media giants, the government and citizens are more prepared. Continue reading Cybercriminals Step Up Their Game Ahead of U.S. Elections
In episode 143 for October 19th 2020: Microsoft gets creative to help take down the TrickBot botnet, details on how attackers have been using VPN flaws to attack election support systems, and Zoom’s rollout of end-to-end encryption. ** Links mentioned … Continue reading TrickBot Takedown, VPN Flaws, Zoom End-to-End Encryption
A multi-agency report has strengthened claims that Russia meddled with election systems in all 50 US states during the last presidential race. Continue reading Feds say Russian 2016 election meddling spanned all US states
The Kremlin and its trolls went out of their way to ensure Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election, found a report commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee and obtained by The Washington Post. Although they provided the governm… Continue reading Russian Trolls Manipulated Top Social Networks to Influence Election
Under a new policy, US organizations and individuals will be told if they’re the target of foreign operations trying to influence elections. Continue reading DOJ to publicly disclose election tampering schemes
Homeland Security official declines to reveal more to Senate hearing as details emerge of hacking attempts in Illinois and Arizona Continue reading Russia ‘targeted 21 states’ during US election campaign, says official