December 18, 2020
December 18, 2020
December 18, 2020
YouTube under scanner over its tackling of election misinformation
December 17, 2020
DNI Report on Foreign Threats to Election Could Come in January
December 17, 2020
December 16, 2020
December 16, 2020
Facebook, Twitter Reverse Changes Meant to Curb Vote Misinformation
December 16, 2020
Trump Spy Chief Stirs Dispute Over China Election-Meddling Views
December 14, 2020
U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds Compromise
December 14, 2020
December 12, 2020
December 11, 2020
December 11, 2020
December 8, 2020
Top Cyber Firm, FireEye, Says It’s Been Hacked By A Foreign Govt.
December 1, 2020
November 30, 2020
November 28, 2020
November 23, 2020
How misinformation ‘superspreaders’ seed false election theories
November 23, 2020
November 23, 2020
What can we learn about cybersecurity from the 2020 elections?
November 23, 2020
November 21, 2020
November 19, 2020
Facebook removed 265,000 pieces of content on voter interference
November 18, 2020
How the U.S. fended off serious foreign Election Day cyberattacks
November 18, 2020
Election misinformation often evaded YouTube’s efforts to stop it
November 17, 2020
Trump fires top election security official; Biden names senior staff
November 16, 2020
November 14, 2020
Top DHS official ratchets up rebukes of Trump’s false election claims
November 13, 2020
Election officials directly contradict Trump on voting system fraud
November 12, 2020
Voting machine company denies Trump claims about software issues
November 9, 2020
Barr hands prosecutors the authority to investigate voter fraud claims
November 9, 2020
November 6, 2020
November 5, 2020
YouTube’s lax misinformation rules are letting election lies spread
November 4, 2020
November 4, 2020
No signs of foreign interference affecting votes, US officials say
October 30, 2020
DHS plans largest operation to secure US election against hacking
October 30, 2020
October 28, 2020
‘Perception hacks’ and other potential threats to the election
October 29, 2020
‘Tsunamis of misinformation’ overwhelm local election officials
October 28, 2020
October 27, 2020
Facebook ban on new political ads starts off with major hiccups
October 26, 2020
Twitter launches ‘pre-bunks’ to get ahead of voting misinformation
October 25, 2020
October 22, 2020
October 20, 2020
October 19, 2020
US charges Russian intelligence officers in major cyberattacks
October 19, 2020
Safeguarding US elections by sanctioning Russian sovereign debt
October 13, 2020
Experts: disinformation poses greatest threat to the election
October 13, 2020
Riled up: misinformation stokes calls for violence on Election Day
October 9, 2020
October 9, 2020
October 7, 2020
October 6, 2020
October 5, 2020
October 2, 2020
September 30, 2020
September 28, 2020
September 27, 2020
September 26, 2020
September 25, 2020
Putin wants a truce in cyberspace – while denying Russian interference
September 23, 2020
House Democrats unveil reforms to ‘prevent future presidential abuses’
September 21, 2020
September 20, 2020
Intimidating voters illegal at polling places, Mass AG Healey warns
September 18, 2020
Twitter bolsters security for political counts as election looms
September 17, 2020
FBI Director warns of Russian interference and white supremacist violence
September 16, 2020
Postal service and state officials feud over mail voting as election looms
September 16, 2020
House passes legislation to boost election security research
September 16, 2020
Russia election interference: what’s new in 2020, and what’s old
September 15, 2020
Facebook says Russian influence campaign targeted left-wing voters in US, UK
September 15, 2020
September 15, 2020
Barr floats foreign mail-in vote fraud that experts call impossible
September 12, 2020
September 11, 2020
The strongest evidence yet of Trump’s (ongoing) collusion with Russia
September 11, 2020
Google blocks search suggestions to stop US election misinformation
September 10, 2020
September 10, 2020
U.S. blacklists Ukrainian accused of meddling in 2020 election
September 8, 2020
September 8, 2020
Authorities warn of robocalls spreading disinformation ahead of election
September 8, 2020
September 7, 2020
September 7, 2020
September 6, 2020
Facebook plans to label posts ‘more aggressively,’ Clegg says
September 5, 2020
Election officials prepare for new Russian interference battle
September 4, 2020
September 3, 2020
September 1, 2020
FBI says hackers haven’t stolen any U.S. voter data this year
September 1, 2020
Federal agencies deny seeing attacks on voting infrastructure
September 1, 2020
Shift on election briefings could create an information gap for voters
August 26, 2020
Hired guns of disinformation proliferate online, report finds
August 25, 2020
August 24, 2020
2020 Elections: Be wary of these five disinformation tactics
August 24, 2020
August 23, 2020
August 19, 2020
August 18, 2020
Manafort shared campaign info with Russian intelligence officer, Senate panel finds
The nearly 1,000-page report offers a detailed portrait of Manafort’s connection to Konstantin Kilimnik, whom the Senate panel identifies as a Russian intelligence officer with potential ties to the hack of Democratic emails during the 2016 election.
August 18, 2020
The Trump campaign chairman’s contacts with Kremlin-linked officials posed a “grave counterintelligence threat,” according to the final volume of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, which also found that some of the campaign’s other Russian contacts had closer ties to Moscow’s government and intelligence services than previously reported.
August 13, 2020
Facebook launches online hub so you can find voting information
August 13, 2020
August 10, 2020
Trump equates mail-in voting to Russian election interference
July 21, 2020
Don’t Trust Facebook for Voting Information
July 21, 2020
Election Protection Is a National Security Issue
July 21, 2020
Biden says Russians are meddling in 2020 election
July 17, 2020
Pandemic stalling election security fixes
July 17, 2020
To Protect Democracy, Protect the Internet
July 15, 2020
Keep America safe for democracy
July 13, 2020
Facebook Said to Consider Banning Political Ads
July 13, 2020
Sanctions won’t protect elections
July 9, 2020
DNC criticizes Facebook for ‘unkept promises’
July 9, 2020
Election Experts Warn of November Disaster
June 26, 2020
How to combat online voter suppression
June 23, 2020
How Election Security Has Become a Top Issue
June 17, 2020
Georgia shows why November’s election could be chaos
June 16, 2020
Biden campaign publishes an open letter to Facebook
June 16, 2020
How to Keep the 2020 Election Secure
June 10, 2020
Banning Covert Foreign Election Interference
June 10, 2020
Hackers Are Already Screwing With the 2020 Election
June 9, 2020
Russia’s 2020 plan
June 1, 2020
Let’s Nationalize the Way We Run Elections
April 20th, 2020
Coronavirus misinformation is putting Facebook to the test
April 20th, 2020
Voting Amid a Pandemic
April 19th, 2020
What To Expect When You’re Expecting A Rigged Election
April 14th, 2020
Working with Government to Help Secure Our Elections
April 14th, 2020
Inside The CBC’s Fight Against Voter Suppression
April 14th, 2020
Putin’s Long War Against American Science
April, 10th 2020
Could Trump Cancel the Election Because of Coronavirus?
April 5th, 2020
Can democracy by mail save 2020?
March 31st, 2020
Coronavirus is changing everything, including how America votes
March 31st, 2020
How to protect the 2020 elections from the coronavirus crisis
March 30th, 2020
Unease at the Polls Over Election Integrity
March 28th, 2020
As Election Security Concerns Rise, Paperless Voting Falls
March 28th, 2020
U.S. Election Technology Remains Vulnerable
March 28th, 2020
What Will It Take to Modernize Elections Safely and Securely?
March 28th, 2020
The Right Way to Fight Fake News
March 25th, 2020
Meanwhile, A Deeper Danger Than Pandemic
March 24th, 2020
Is Russia running a coronavirus disinformation campaign?
March 23rd, 2020
Politics in the Time of Corona
March 22nd, 2020
Democrats Must Act Now to Protect the Election
March 22nd, 2020
HBO film reveals major gaps in 2020 US election systems
March 18th, 2020
Social Media Giants Should Pay Up for Allowing Misinformation
March 18th, 2020
Foreign disinformation is stoking coronavirus fears in the US
March 18th, 2020
What’s being done to stop Russia’s election interference?
March 18th, 2020
Can Russia Use the Coronavirus to Sow Discord Among Americans?
March 18th, 2020
Kill Chain: HBO’s Election Security Doc Stresses Urgency
March 16th, 2020
Voting by Mail Will Save the 2020 Election
March 16th, 2020
What do Russians hope to gain from U.S. elections interference?
March 3rd, 2020
Democrats and Republicans both worry about foreign misinformation campaigns. But Republicans also blame journalists.
March 3rd, 2020
Make your vote count and vote with a paper ballot
March 3rd, 2020
Russian Head Games: American Citizens, American Puppets
March 3rd, 2020
Russia’s election meddling involves new-age ‘psy-ops’
February 28th, 2020
Fake Social Media and Political Interference: How (Mainly) Russia Does It
February 28th, 2020
Election interference? US voters worry their own government’s at it
February 25th, 2020
African American Voters Alert to Social Media Disinformation
February 24, 2020
How Russia And Other Foreign Actors Sow Disinformation In Elections
February 24, 2020
Lawmakers Are Warned That Russia Is Meddling to Re-elect Trump
February 24, 2020
Russia Doesn’t Want Bernie Sanders. It Wants Chaos
February 24, 2020
Disinformation dystopia: Is Big Tech prepared for the 2020 election?
February 21, 2020
The only surefire way to stop foreign interference in our elections
February 20, 2020
Why the 2020 Election Will Be A Mess: It’s Just Too Easy for Putin
February 20, 2020
Election Security Scandals in Georgia Heighten 2020 Concerns
February 19, 2020
Russia’s Radio Sputnik, Funded By The Kremlin, Airing In Kansas City
February 18, 2020
“Fake news!” How AI is countering a major threat to democracy
February 18, 2020
Qanon Deploys ‘Information Warfare’ to Influence the 2020 Election
February 17, 2020
Online voting: Washington experiment is worth watching
February 17, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook must accept some state regulation
February 17, 2020
Senate Republicans Have Failed the Country
February 17, 2020
Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation
February 17, 2020
Why Companies Need to Help Ensure Election Integrity
February 14, 2020
Majority not confident in US elections: Gallup
February 13, 2020
Wyden Pushes to Pass Election Security
February 13, 2020
GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn blocks three election security bills
February 13, 2020
How Ongoing Russia Paranoia Could Lead To An Economy-Sapping Law
February 12, 2020
How YouTube supports elections
February 12, 2020
Twitter releases plan to handle misinformation on 2020 census
February 11, 2020
US Counterintel Strategy Emphasizes Protection of Democracy
February 10, 2020
Cyborgs, Trolls and Bots: A Guide to Online Misinformation
Februrary 10, 2020
‘Dark money’ groups steering millions to super PACs in 2020 elections
February 10, 2020
Analysis: Messing with elections messes with democracy
February 10, 2020
Russian Election Interference: A Timeline
Februrary 10, 2020
GAO report urges DHS to publish key security plans ahead of 2020 elections
February 5, 2020
Lessons learned from 2016, but U.S. faces new election threats
Februrary 5, 2020
Perhaps Iowa’s debacle could refocus attention on election security?
Februrary 5, 2020
Ohio to ramp up election security with new federal funds
February 3, 2020
YouTube commits to remove misinformation ahead of Iowa caucuses
Februrary 3, 2020
The Democrats’ new online troll fighters make 2020 debut in Iowa
February 3, 2020
A constitutional amendment may be needed
January 31, 2020
In Iowa, people worry about one social network as caucuses loom
January 31, 2020
Symposium at U.S. Capitol seeks solutions to election security
January 31, 2020
Ethics panel warns House members not to share fake images
January 30, 2020
Warren releases plan to fight election disinformation
January 30, 2020
Toothless: Facebook proposes a weak Oversight Board
January 30, 2020
Key Lawmaker Eyes Pre-Election Changes to Tech Liability Shield
January 28, 2020
BlueVoyant Partners with Defending Digital Campaigns to Help Protect U.S. Elections
BlueVoyant will provide eligible campaigns and political parties, committees, and related organizations with services and resources to help defend against cyber threats.
January 28, 2020
Is leadership the missing piece to solving election security?
January 28, 2020
Election Officials To Convene Amid Historic Focus On Voting And Interference
Officials are preparing for a range of possibilities, including disruption of voter registration systems, social media disinformation campaigns, ransomware attacks and even power outages.
January 27, 2020
For Russia, Impeachment Can’t Be Over Soon Enough
January 27, 2020
Sohn: Election security? What election security?
January 27, 2020
FBI breach notice rules lauded by states, but some want more
January 27, 2020
A Watchful Eye on Threats That Could Alter the Election
January 27, 2020
Lessons Learned From 2016, but US Faces New Election Threats
January 23, 2020
The Sorry State of US Election Security Makes Foreign Interference Inevitable
Congress’ willful failure to pass laws to address this challenge makes it practically inevitable that foreign actors will continue to take advantage of America’s vulnerabilities
January 22, 2020
Now Law: Zwicker & Benson “Bot” Measure to Prohibit Misleading Communication Involving Purchases, Elections
a bill prohibiting the use of an online “bot” to
communicate or interact for the purpose of misleading a person during a
purchase, or to influence the outcome of an election, was signed into law by
the (NJ) Governor on Tuesday.
January 22, 2020
Fringe Groups Undermine Democracy via Social Media: Kofi Annan Think-Tank
The think-tank outlined a long list of proposals that
would place government and industry checks on social media firm and would also
require them to strengthen their internal controls.
January 23, 2020
Hackers Are Coming for the 2020 Election- And We’re Not Ready
January, 22, 2020
Give Russia reason not to interfere
Complete invulnerability is impossible, but what is possible is deterrence. If Russia knows for certain that it will pay a high price for meddling, it will be less likely to meddle.
January 22, 2020
Election Security Concerns Arise Ahead of N.H. Primary
January 20, 2020
Critics fear Facebook fact-checkers losing misinformation fight
January 20, 2020
Iowa Democrats revamped their caucuses to fend off disinformation. Now some fear the changes could sow new confusion in tight 2020 race.
Russian operatives using social media sowed doubt about the integrity of Iowa’s result…An ad promoted by Russian actors on Facebook alleged that “Hillary Clinton has already committed voter fraud during the Democrat Iowa Caucus,”…For party officials here, the revelation underscored the need to arm staffers against not just cyberattacks but also against false narratives that are amplified on social media.
January 20, 2020
MPs call for unlimited fines for those who breach electoral law.
“The outdated nature of UK election law has pitched us into a battle for the very soul of our democracy,” said the Labour MP Stephen Kinnock, the group’s chair.
January 20, 2020
Amid hacking fears, key caucus states to use app for results.
January 17, 2020
Georgia election systems could have been hacked before 2016 vote
January 17, 2020
Biden calls for revoking key online legal protection
January 17, 2020
FBI Promises ‘Timely’ Election Breach Reports for Officials
January 17, 2020
Fighting misinformation requires journalism, not secret algorithms
January 17, 2020
Russia has already won the fight to undermine U.S. elections
Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign has already set the tone for the upcoming election.
January 17, 2020
Alabama fighting election interference with federal grant
Alabama’s election officials will thwart cyber-attacks by using paper ballots. A 7-million-dollar federal grant will also be used to fight cyber fraud.
January 15, 2020
If Russia Hacked Burisma, Brace for the Leaks to Follow
January 14, 2020
We Must Combat Russian Attempts to Influence Troops Online
Russian misinformation efforts are reaching into the military ranks, and it appears to have led some to view the country as more friend than foe.
January 14, 2020
Sanders hits Facebook, GOP in response to alleged Russian hack of Ukrainian gas company
Facebook and other tech companies have become so powerful and so greedy that they seem willing to allow foreign powers like Russia continue to meddle in our elections so long as it helps their bottom line.”
January 14, 2020
Keeping US elections safe from hackers
Robert Mueller’s former chief of staff from his time at the FBI says Washington isn’t doing nearly enough to secure U.S. election systems in the wake of the special counsel report on Russian interference in 2016.
January 13, 2020
The Internet Broke Democracy. To Fix It, Design for Human Rights
The problem with Facebook and Twitter is they weren’t designed with democracy and human rights in mind. And they certainly weren’t designed with the potential threat of disinformation and misinformation in mind. What we’re seeing with the major platforms right now is a scrambled attempt to rebuild the plane while the plane is being flown.
January 13, 2020
Election officials look to launch security outreach plan
Wisconsin officials are considering…a public relations push to reassure voters that elections in the state are secure after nearly three-quarters of respondents to a survey this fall said they were worried about threats.
January 13, 2020
Russians Hacked Ukrainian Gas Company at Center of Impeachment
“…the experts say the timing and scale of the attacks suggest
that the Russians could be searching for potentially embarrassing material on
the Bidens”
January 13, 2020
Facebook Bans Deepfake Videos That Could Sway Voters, But Is It Enough?
“Let the misinformation campaigns begin.”
December 26. 2019
States are on front lines of 2020 election-security efforts
December 26, 2019
Businesses campaign for election security
December 19, 2019
Former White House officials say they feared Putin influenced the president’s views on Ukraine and 2016 campaign
One former senior White House official said Trump even stated so explicitly at one point, saying he knew Ukraine was the real culprit because “Putin told me.”
December 18, 2019
Fool Us Once, Shame on You. Fool Us in 2020, Shame on Us.
December 17, 2019
New federal funds for election security garner mixed reactions on Capitol Hill
“more money for election security is good, but it is *not* a substitute for passing election security reform legislation that Senate GOP leadership has been blocking all year.” – Senator Mark Warner
December 15, 2019
2020 Campaigns Throw Their Hands Up on Disinformation
They may “wake up the day after the election and say, ‘Oh, no, the Russians stole another one,’”–
December 7, 2019
Reddit Suspects Russian Interference In UK
December 3, 2019
Business Campaign for Election Security Re-Branded
November 30, 2019
A Pennsylvania County’s Election Day Nightmare Underscores Voting Machine Concerns
“Vote totals in a Northampton County judge’s race showed one candidate, Abe Kassis, a Democrat, had just 164 votes out of 55,000 ballots across more than 100 precincts.”
November 27, 2019
Opponents of Elizabeth Warren spread a doctored photo on Twitter. Her campaign couldn’t stop its spread.
“Twitter declined to answer specific questions about the account, including whether it was in fact operating from the United States. “
November 21, 2019
Witness denounces ‘fictional’ Ukraine election interference
November 21, 2019
Fiona Hill opening statement
November 20, 2019
States brace for massive voter turnout in 2020
November 16, 2019
Roger Stone Is Convicted of Impeding Investigators in a Bid to Protect Trump
Mr. Stone, a longtime informal adviser to President Trump, obstructed one of Congress’s Russia investigations and lied to lawmakers.
October 28, 2019
House Passes SHIELD Act of 2019
October 26, 2019
Elijah Cummings: We are in a fight for the soul of our democracy
October 21, 2019
“Get Over It”? Why Political Influence in Foreign Policy Matters
October 9, 2019
Letter in support of the SHIELD Act of 2019
October 9, 2019
Dems Push Election Security Bill Amid Impeachment Inquiry
September 30, 2019
Congress Called Upon to Pass Election Security Legislation
September 30, 2019
US sanctions Russian individuals for interference in 2018 elections
September 27, 2019 at 7:32 p.m. EDT
Giuliani cancels paid appearance next week at Kremlin-backed conference
September 27, 2019 at approximately 5:00 p.m. EDT
Giuliani set to make paid appearance next week at Kremlin-backed conference that includes Putin
September 20, 2019
As ‘Moscow Mitch’ Rings in His Ears, McConnell Backs Election Security
September 19, 2019
In turnaround, McConnell backs $250 million in election security funding
September 13, 2019
WVOC-FM Interview on Protect Democracy USA CEO Frank Knapp
September 6, 2019
Russia’s Playbook for Disrupting Democracy
September 6, 2019
We need our elections protected. A weakened FEC only invites attack.
September 4, 2019
Open Letter to Moscow Mitch
AUGUST 25, 2019
The Current Political Chaos was planned more than 20 years ago.