Security News

US Election Interference: White House Response Questioned
2018-03-02 13:03

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: President Trump has not authorized the National Security Agency to go after Russian election hackers at the source. Also, 23,000 digital...

States Seek Federal Help to Combat Election Interference
2018-02-20 18:03

Battling Foreign Hacking and Propaganda Campaigns Leads Agenda for Secretaries of StateIn the wake of Special Counsel Robert Mueller unsealing an indictment charging Russian individuals and...

Facebook to verify election ad buyers by snail mail
2018-02-20 13:37

The plan came a day after a federal indictment describing a Russian conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 election.

U.S. Indicts 13 Russians for Election Interference
2018-02-16 19:48

'Information Warfare Against the United States' AllegedA U.S. grand jury has taken the extraordinary step of indicting 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for allegedly interfering...

Russia's Election Meddling: CIA Offensive at the Ready
2018-02-16 13:33

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: U.S. intelligence chiefs warn Congress that Russia's information operations continue, while Europol says criminals love cryptocurrencies,...

Dispel Launches Election Security Platform
2018-02-15 18:43

Dispel, a U.S.-based company that specializes in secure communication and collaboration systems, on Thursday announced the launch of a new product designed to help protect elections against...

Election Security
2018-02-15 15:14

Good Washington Post op-ed on the need to use voter-verifiable paper ballots to secure elections, as well as risk-limiting audits....

Russia Will Meddle in US Midterm Elections, Spy Chief Warns
2018-02-14 13:33

White House Inaction Questioned by Some LawmakersThe top U.S. intelligence official has warned Congress that Russia will attempt to meddle in the this year's U.S. midterm elections, in a repeat of...

Threat Info Sharing Key Part of Election Security Bill
2017-11-01 19:48

SAVE Act Would Give Top State Election Officials Security ClearancesUnder bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate, federal authorities would share classified cyber threat information with...

Hacking the Election: Security Flaws Need Fixing, Researchers Say
2017-10-10 20:49

Hackers could have easily infiltrated US voting machines in 2016 and are likely to try again in light of vulnerabilities in electronic polling systems, a group of researchers said Tuesday. read more