Security News

How to Secure US Elections - Before It's Too Late
2018-08-03 11:18

Two cybersecurity veterans detail the specific steps the Trump administration must take now if it has any hope of safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections in November against Russian interference,...

DEF CON plans to show US election hacking is so easy kids can do it
2018-08-02 20:35

Exploit contest opened for tykes – meanwhile, Republicans kill new funding for election security Last year, the hackers at DEF CON showed how shockingly easy it was to crack into voting machine...

Fighting Election Meddling: A Three-Pronged Approach
2018-08-01 19:02

What should President Donald Trump do to prevent Russian meddling in the midterm elections? Ed Amoroso, the former CISO of AT&T, offers three bold suggestions. He'll be a featured speaker at...

Trump Criticized for Not Leading Effort to Secure Elections
2018-08-01 11:22

WASHINGTON (AP) — As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during...

Newsmaker Interview: Theresa Payton on Russians and Election Meddling
2018-07-27 18:25

Threatpost sat down with Payton to discuss ongoing concerns around the security of the upcoming election cycle, where the weak links are and the Russian playbook.

An FBI Update on Fighting Against Russian Election Meddling
2018-07-27 09:18

This edition of the ISMG Security Report features Elvis Chan, a supervisory special agent at the FBI, discussing ongoing efforts to thwart Russian interference in the U.S. midterm election this...

Facebook Battles Election Interference, Internal Criticism
2018-07-25 17:33

Departing CSO Urges Major Culture Change - More Transparency, Storing Less DataFacebook has promised to bring machine learning to bear on the problem of hate speech and information warfare via its...

Redoubling Efforts to Secure Midterm Election
2018-07-23 14:18

FBI's Elvis Chan on How to Deter Foreign Meddling in Fall VoteWith the topic of election security buzzing, Elvis Chan of the FBI has two primary concerns about the upcoming midterm elections: The...

DOJ to publicly disclose election tampering schemes
2018-07-23 11:31

Under a new policy, US organizations and individuals will be told if they're the target of foreign operations trying to influence elections.

Microsoft: The Kremlin's hackers are already sniffing, probing around America's 2018 elections
2018-07-20 21:04

Russia's Fancy Bear crew caught gearing up for mid-terms Microsoft says it has already uncovered evidence of Russian government-backed hacking gangs attempting to interfere in the 2018 US mid-term...