Security News

The Unsexy Threat to Election Security
2019-07-25 17:01

Much has been written about the need to further secure our elections, from ensuring the integrity of voting machines to combating fake news. But according to a report quietly issued by a...

Microsoft Reports Hundreds of Election-Related Cyber Probes
2019-07-18 05:59

Microsoft says it has detected more than 740 infiltration attempts by nation-state actors in the past year targeting U.S.-based political parties, campaigns and other democracy-focused...

New Election Systems Use Vulnerable Software
2019-07-15 01:21

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pennsylvania's message was clear: The state was taking a big step to keep its elections from being hacked in 2020. Last April, its top election official told counties they had to...

Bipartisan Legislation to Require DHS Alerts on Election Hacking
2019-07-12 15:36

Bipartisan legislation formally unveiled this week would require the Department of Homeland Security to send notifications on breaches affecting the election systems.  read more

Oh, lovely, a bipartisan election hack alert law bill for Mitch McConnell to feed into the shredder
2019-07-11 21:25

Proposed legislation would force Homeland Security to sound alarm on voting system intrusions Two US lawmakers are pushing a bipartisan bill that would force the Department of Homeland Security...

Georgia Failed to Subpoena Image of Wiped Elections Server
2019-07-03 20:07

The case of whether hackers may have tampered with elections in Georgia has taken another strange turn. read more

22 State Attorneys General Seek Election Security Help
2019-06-19 21:03

Funding for Cybersecurity Enhancements SoughtA group of 22 state attorneys general, mainly from Democratic-leaning states, are demanding Congress offer local officials more support - including...

Florida Effort to Block Election Hacking Gets Extra $2M
2019-06-18 05:15

Florida’s county elections departments will retain $2.3 million in unspent grant money aimed at stopping cyber-attacks on the state’s voting system, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday. read more

Russia Effort in 2016 US Election Was 'Vast,' 'Professional'
2019-06-05 16:01

Russia's efforts to sow misinformation on Twitter ahead of the 2016 US election was more extensive and professional than earlier believed, security researchers said Wednesday. read more

Why Election Trust is Dwindling in a Post-Cambridge Analytica World
2019-06-05 14:08

As more data is collected, shared and sold, people are growing increasingly distrustful of technology, an expert said at Infosecurity Europe Wednesday.