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With midterm elections right around the corner, many Americans are questioning whether they can trust the election process. To be honest, this is fair, given the highly publicized stories of foreign election interference over the last few years. However, the most significant threat to this year’s US midterm elections may come from within the country, […]
Continue ReadingIn this interview for Help Net Security, James Turgal, VP of Cyber Risk, Strategy and Board Relations at Optiv, talks about election cybersecurity and how to keep elections and electoral campaigns safe. Midterms are getting closer, and election cybersecurity is again in the spotlight. What is making it so vulnerable? After the results of the […]
Continue ReadingIn 2020, cybersecurity became a business problem for every industry, as well as the U.S. government. According to a new report by the Aspen Cybersecurity Group, there are several opportunities for the new presidential administration to increase cybersecurity efforts and awareness to create a more resilient digital infrastructure. Organizations like the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]
Continue ReadingJohn Maggio, an award-winning producer, director, and writer, known for The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017), Panic (2018), The Italian Americans (2015) and others, based this documentary on the homonymous best-selling book by David E. Sanger. The Perfect Weapon Released at the peak of the US 2020 election campaign and just […]
Continue ReadingScammers bilked Wisconsin Republicans out of $2.3 million in a basic BEC scam — and anyone working on the upcoming election needs to pay attention. Source: Threatpost.com Wisc. GOP’s .3M MAGA Hat Debacle Showcases Fraud Concerns
Continue ReadingThreatpost breaks down the scariest stories of the week ended Oct. 30 haunting the security industry — including bugs that just won’t die. Source: Threatpost.com Halloween News Wrap: The Election, Hospital Deaths and Other Scary Cyberattack Stories
Continue ReadingWith the election just a week away, cybercriminals are ramping up mobile attacks on citizens under the guise of campaign communications. Source: Threatpost.com Election Security: How Mobile Devices Are Shaping the Way We Work, Play and Vote
Continue ReadingThere are many areas of the election process that criminal hackers can target to influence election results. Source: Threatpost.com Election Security: Beyond Mail-In Voting
Continue ReadingWe’re roughly two weeks out from Election Day in America, although millions of early and mail-in votes have already been cast. In the coming days, there’s sure to be a flurry of news stories about disinformation, allegations of voter fraud, the back-and-forth between parties and talks of when the results can be trusted, and someone […]
Continue ReadingAhead of the November U.S. elections, cybercriminals are stepping up their offensive in both attacks against security infrastructure and disinformation campaigns – but this time, social media giants, the government and citizens are more prepared. Source: Threatpost.com Cybercriminals Step Up Their Game Ahead of U.S. Elections
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