Security News

Will Russian Hackers Affect This Year's US Election?
2018-09-04 11:34

Nearly a year after Russian government hackers meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, researchers at cybersecurity firm Trend Micro zeroed in on a new sign of trouble: a group of suspect websites. read more

Election Security: FBI Combats Information Operations
2018-08-31 13:48

Senate Calls Social Media Firms to Testify as Election Security Bill StallsIt's less than 10 weeks until your country's elections; do you know where your government's information warfare defenses...

Has the Ship Sailed on Securing Midterm Elections?
2018-08-24 10:33

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: An analysis of why it may be too late to secure the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. Also: A close look at the Anthem breach lawsuit settlement...

Secure 2018 US Elections: It's Too Late
2018-08-23 16:48

Facebook's Ex-CSO Says That Ship Has Sailed; Look to 2020With less than three months to go until the U.S. midterm elections, Alex Stamos, until recently Facebooks's CSO, says there isn't time to...

DNC Becomes Latest Target in Series of Election-Season Attacks
2018-08-22 21:19

The DNC thwarts a phishing effort aimed at its voter database, days after Microsoft's Fancy Bear disruption and Facebook's efforts against Iranian propaganda.

Microsoft disrupts Fancy Bear election meddlers
2018-08-22 09:12

In a new skirmish, Microsoft took control of six internet domains that were about to be used by the group to spoof US political organisations.

Hacking Elections: Georgia's Midterm Electronic Voting in the Dock
2018-08-21 12:55

The security of electronic voting and the direct-recording election (DRE) voting machines used has been questioned for years. The upcoming U.S. midterm elections in November, coupled with the...

Microsoft Disrupts Election-Related Domains Used by Russian Hackers
2018-08-21 12:20

Microsoft on Monday announced that it took control of several domains associated with a notorious Russia-linked threat actor. The names of the domains suggest the hackers may have been using them...

Microsoft Detects More Russian Cyber Attacks Ahead of Mid-Term Election
2018-08-21 08:48

Microsoft claims to have uncovered another new Russian hacking attempts targeting United States' Senate and conservative think tanks ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. The tech giant said...

ThreatList: Almost All Security Pros Believe Election Systems Are at Risk
2018-08-14 12:00

Respondents in a survey from Venafi said they believe voting machines, encrypted communications from polling stations and databases that store voter registration data are all vulnerable.