Category: 2016 elections
Here’s what Pete Buttigieg’s campaign CISO is worried about
Pete Buttigieg campaign signs on the front lawn of Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa. Buttigieg's presidential campaign is the only one that employs ... Read More
Election security drill pits red-team hackers against DHS, FBI and police
(Stephen Valasco / Flickr) government Written by Sean Lyngaas Nov 5, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP A year from the 2020 election, sophisticated exercises to help secure ... Read More
Pentagon again deploying cyber personnel abroad to gather intel for 2020 elections
The National Security Agency and Cyber Command's Integrated Cyber Center's Joint Operations Center Watch Floor in Fort Meade, Maryland.government Written by Shannon Vavra Nov 1, ... Read More
New Facebook security program will warn presidential candidates of hacking attempts
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Monday that he expects nation-states to be active in the lead-up to the 2020 election. (Flickr/Anthony Quintano)technology Written by Sean ... Read More
Lawmakers offer Illinois election work as blueprint to secure 2020
(Stephen Valasco / Flickr) government Written by Sean Lyngaas Oct 15, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday heard from Illinois officials who were on ... Read More
Russian indicted by Mueller for alleged troll-farm activities is released by Belarus
Victory Square in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where Anna Bogacheva was briefly detained. government Written by Sean Lyngaas Oct 15, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP Authorities ... Read More
NSA Director rebukes Beijing for 'weaponizing' disinformation in Hong Kong protests
Gen. Paul Nakasone. (Photo by Nathan Mitchell)government Written by Shannon Vavra Oct 9, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone issued a ... Read More
FBI, DHS advise states on potential Russian voter suppression tactics in 2020
(Tim Brown / IIP Photo Archive / Flickr)government Written by Sean Lyngaas Oct 4, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have ... Read More
U.S. Treasury sanctions Russian financier for 2018 election interference attempt
Opening Plenary of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009: Vladimir Putingovernment Written by Shannon Vavra Sep 30, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP The U.S. Treasury announced ... Read More