Security News

State of Washington has new laws and the Air National Guard to help secure 2018 midterm election
2018-10-18 13:11

Washington state aims to stay protected this election season via anti-hacking efforts of the Air National Guard, as well as strengthened audit procedures

After 2016 Hack, Illinois Says Election System Secure
2018-10-17 12:57

Illinois officials assured voters Tuesday that their Nov. 6 tallies "will be securely counted" following a data breach that's part of the Justice Department's investigation of Russian meddling in...

How Florida is bolstering election security after being targeted by Russian hackers
2018-10-17 12:42

Ahead of the 2018 midterms, Florida counties targeted by Russian phishing attacks are hardening their networks and increasing cybersecurity training for election officials.

RiskSense cloud service protects against cyber threats and vulnerabilities ahead of midterm elections
2018-10-16 08:35

RiskSense released its AI-Assisted Pen Testing Service called Attack Surface Validation for Election Systems which provides visibility and prioritization of security vulnerabilities that enables...

Bloke gets six months for fixing up Russia's US election trolls with bank accounts, fake identities
2018-10-11 19:36

Pinedo avoids serious time after spilling beans to Mueller on account sales A California man who provided bank accounts to Russian online trolls seeking to monkey with America's 2016 elections...

Ohio taps college cybersecurity experts to audit election systems before 2018 midterms
2018-10-11 14:50

Called 'Pathfinders,' these security officials are conducting risk assessments and mitigating vulnerabilities in voting systems.

Election Security: Building Public Confidence
2018-10-03 20:03

Suzanne Spaulding, former undersecretary for the Department of Homeland Security, says a key way to ensure public confidence in the security of U.S. elections is to rely on paper ballots for...

Midterm Election Security: Why Patching Is a Critical Issue
2018-09-26 12:18

Many of the computer devices to be used for electronic voting in November's midterm elections have unpatched older operating systems that make them vulnerable, says Darien Kindlund, a data...

The curious sudden rise of free US election 'net security guardians
2018-09-22 12:54

There is no such thing as a gratis lunch, after all Analysis Nothing super-fuels a security sales pitch like the sort of threat it’s hard to ignore.…

Facebook Building a 'War Room' to Battle Election Meddling
2018-09-21 13:37

Facebook on Wednesday said it will have a "war room" up and running on its Silicon Valley campus to quickly repel efforts to use the social network to meddle in upcoming elections. read more