Security News

Election Interference Notification Protocols Unveiled
2019-11-11 22:04

White House Describes Framework for Notifying Public of 2020 Election InterferenceThe White House has developed protocols for notifying the public of nation-state hacking or other interference...

Valimail names Seth Blank as co-chairman of M3AAWG’s Election Security Special Interest Group
2019-11-10 23:30

Valimail, the leading provider of identity-based anti-phishing solutions, announced that director of industry initiatives Seth Blank has been named co-chairman of the Election Security Special...

Call for Action: Election Security a 'National Emergency'
2019-11-01 19:33

Legislators, Others Demand Action on Five BillsCalling election security a "national emergency," nearly 100 past and current Democratic and Republican lawmakers and other government officials have...

Florida Elections Chief: State Systems Prepared for Hackers
2019-10-30 15:12

Florida's top elections officer insisted Tuesday that her state's voting systems are adequately prepared for electronic attacks despite persistent concerns that hackers could again infiltrate the...

Threat to US Elections Not Limited to Russia in 2020
2019-10-30 10:32

Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year’s vote as well. But it’s not the only nation with an eye on U.S. politics. read more

Republican senators shoot down a triple whammy of proposed election security laws
2019-10-24 00:30

Who wants to stop Russians from hacking Americans' votes? Not us, thank you The US Senate on Wednesday blocked a trio of law bills that aimed to make America's elections more secure and transparent.…

Facebook Shuts Misleading Accounts Ahead of 2020 Election
2019-10-22 15:48

Newly Discovered Pages Tied to Russia, IranFacebook has removed four networks - three from Iran and one from Russia - after its investigation revealed they were spreading misinformation regarding...

Public, Election Officials May Be Kept in the Dark on Hacks
2019-10-21 10:34

If the FBI discovers that foreign hackers have infiltrated the networks of your county election office, you may not find out about it until after voting is over. And your governor and other state...

Microsoft Tackles Election Security with Bug Bounties
2019-10-18 20:04

Researchers can earn up to $15,000, depending on the severity of the bug found.

Microsoft to Reward Hackers for Finding Bugs in Open Source Election Software
2019-10-18 19:04

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...