Security News

Report: Russia's US Election Interference Was Widespread (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-04 14:03

Jurisdictional Issues Have Impeded Full Digital Forensic InvestigationsThe U.S. federal government and many states haven't conducted forensic investigations into the election systems probed by...

Gartner's Avivah Litan on Attribution and Elections (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-21 14:33

Analyst Offers Insights on Technologies to Improve Digital Attribution and Voter AuthenticationAs threats and threat actors multiply and evolve, digital attribution becomes ever more critical,...

Creating Cyber Plan to Thwart Those Seeking to Sway Elections (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-14 18:48

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: An interview with the head of a new cyber initiative to help political campaigns and local, state and federal election officials safeguard...

Creating Cyber Plan to Thwart Those Seeking to Sway Elections (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-11 09:33

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: An interview with the head of a new cyber initiative to help political campaigns and local, state and federal election officials safeguard...

South Korea Spy Agency Admits Attempting to Rig Election (Security Week)
2017-08-04 15:03

South Korea's spy agency has admitted that it had engaged in a far-reaching attempt to manipulate voters as it sought to help conservatives win parliamentary and presidential elections. read more

Commentary on US Election Security (Schneier on Security)
2017-07-05 11:58

Good commentaries from Ed Felten and Matt Blaze. Both make a point that I have also been saying: hacks can undermine the legitimacy of an election, even if there is no actual voter or vote...

Russia Targeted Election-Related Networks in 21 States: DHS (Security Week)
2017-06-22 07:33

Hackers believed to be working for the Russian government targeted election-related networks in 21 U.S. states, representatives of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the Senate...

New York Governor Orders Election System Risk Assessment (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-20 17:07

Also, Sen. Mark Warner Seeks State Election Hacking Details From DHSConcerns over Russian hacking of state election systems are mounting. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered a review of...

NYS Governor Orders Election System Risk Assessment (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-20 16:03

Also, Sen. Mark Warner Seeks State Election Hacking Details From DHSConcerns over Russian hacking of state election systems are mounting. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered a review of...

Canada: Hackers Targeted Country's 2015 Election, May Try Again (Security Week)
2017-06-18 12:59

Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency warned Friday that hackers and foreign states may try to sway its elections in 2019, after so-called hacktivists tried but failed to influence the 2015...