2020 Democrats accelerate push for action to secure elections
Democratic presidential candidates are seizing on election security to attack Republicans for not doing enough to safeguard the country against foreign interference.The attacks were also part of this...
View ArticleSenators question DHS on North Carolina voting equipment malfunctions
Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) are demanding answers regarding voting equipment malfunctions in North Carolina during the 2016 presidential election, as election security...
View ArticleHouse Oversight panel demands DeVos turn over personal email records
The House Oversight and Reform Committee demanded Monday that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos turn over all emails from her personal account related to official government business.The request comes as...
View ArticleDemocrats paint McConnell as 'lead opponent' to election security...
Senate Democrats labeled Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as “the lead opponent” to election security efforts in a report released Tuesday.The attack came as Democrats continue to push...
View ArticleSenate Democrats will try to force vote on election security after Mueller...
Senate Democrats will attempt to force a vote on election security legislation on Wednesday night in response to earlier comments on Russia's interference efforts from former special counsel Robert...
View ArticleLouisiana declares state emergency after cyberattacks on school districts
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) declared a state-wide emergency this week following cyberattacks on several school districts.The declaration comes after three local school districts were hit by...
View ArticleSenators introduce bill to secure U.S. supply chains against Chinese threats
Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced legislation Tuesday intended to secure U.S. technological supply chains from exploitation from countries such as China.The Manufacturing,...
View ArticleDHS warns of potential cyber scams tied to El Paso, Dayton shootings
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday warned internet users to watch out for potential “malicious cyber activity” that seeks to take advantage of the shootings over the weekend in El...
View ArticleOregon joins lawsuit against T-Mobile-Sprint merger
Oregon is the latest state to join a growing coalition suing to block the T-Mobile–Sprint merger in defiance of federal regulators who signed off on the deal this year.Oregon Attorney General Ellen...
View ArticleReport highlights Instagram, deepfake videos as key disinformation threats in...
Instagram will likely be the main social media platform used to disseminate disinformation during the 2020 election, while altered “deepfake” videos of candidates will pose a threat as well, according...
View ArticleTop NSA cyber official points to ransomware attacks as key threat to 2020...
Anne Neuberger, director of the newly formed Cybersecurity Directorate at the National Security Agency (NSA), on Wednesday pointed to ransomware attacks as a key danger to the 2020...
View ArticleSchools in Arizona's Flagstaff closed for second day due to cyberattack
Schools in Flagstaff, Ariz., were closed for a second day in a row on Friday as the school district struggled to recover from a debilitating ransomware attack.The Flagstaff Unified School District...
View ArticleTreasury sanctions three North Korean cyber groups for targeting critical...
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions on Friday against three North Korean cyber groups for targeting critical infrastructure.OFAC identified the Lazarus...
View Article2020 Democrats raise alarm about China's intellectual property theft
Democratic presidential candidates raised concerns about China's theft of U.S. intellectual property at Thursday's debate, shining attention on an ongoing source of tension between the two countries....
View ArticleDemocrats press for action on election security
Congressional Democrats renewed their call for election security legislation during a national day of action on Tuesday, as a Senate Appropriations subcommittee left out funding for it in its annual...
View ArticleSenate Democrats introduce legislation to limit foreign interference in...
Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) introduced legislation on Wednesday meant to combat foreign influence in U.S. elections through the establishment of a response center that...
View ArticleElection security funds passed by Senate seen as welcome first step
Members of Congress and key federal and state officials on Thursday praised the $250 million approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee for election security efforts across the country, but noted...
View ArticleDemocrats seize on whistleblower report to push for election security
Democrats renewed their push for election security legislation after a stark warning from acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire and the release of a whistleblower complaint about...
View ArticleHouse panel pushes forward election security legislation
The House Administration Committee voted 6-1 on Tuesday to push forward legislation intended to limit foreign interference in elections, moving the bill to the House floor for a vote against strong...
View ArticleSen. Hassan calls for look into federal government support for entities hit...
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) this week urged the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to look into how the federal government is supporting state and local governments that have been hit by...
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