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1 Apr

#relationshipscams | #dating | States ponder using election security grants for coronavirus prep

With help from Eric Geller and Martin Matishak Editor’s Note: Morning Cybersecurity is a free version of POLITICO Pro Cybersecurity’s morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 6 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news...
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21 Mar

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | Senators urge Congress to include election funds in coronavirus stimulus

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Democratic Sens. Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharHillicon Valley: Twitter targets coronavirus misinformation | Facebook bans sanitizer, virus test ads to prevent price gouging | DHS defines critical jobs during outbreak | Remote working...
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3 Mar

#cybersecurity | hacker | Election integrity preserved in fictitious city of Adversaria during Operation Blackout tabletop exercise

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans On a sunny day last week during RSA 2020, a group of journalists huddled in a vault in the San Francisco Mint, plotting to wreak havoc and sow doubt on Election...
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29 Feb

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | Hillicon Valley — Presented by Facebook — FCC fines mobile carriers $200M for selling user data | Twitter verified fake 2020 candidate | Dems press DHS to complete election security report | Reddit chief calls TikTok spyware

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill’s newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you don’t already, be sure...
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24 Feb

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | Microsoft NZ rolls out free AccountGuard service ahead of general election

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Microsoft New Zealand is committed to protecting political parties and national government organisations (NGOs) from cyber threats, with this month’s launch of a new, free cybersecurity service. On 19 September 2020...
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21 Feb

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | Kentucky’s Election Machinery Regularly Scanned by Foreign Hackers, Official Says

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans by DH Kass • Feb 20, 2020 The state of Kentucky’s election systems are “routinely scanned” by foreign hackers, including North Korea, Russia and Venezuela, a senior election official told legislators...
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18 Feb

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | Cybersecurity Plan for 2020 US Election Unveiled

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Application Security , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime CISA Describes Its Role as Security Facilitator Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • February 17, 2020 CISA Director Christopher...
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7 Feb

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | After Iowa Confusion, Election Security Concerns Emerge Anew

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Democratic election officials in Iowa are still trying to sort out all the ways the state’s caucus went wrong. And the confusion has led Tom Perez, chair of...
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26 Jan

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | Lessons learned from 2016, but US faces new election threats

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It’s been more than three years since Russia’s sweeping and systematic effort to interfere in U.S. elections through disinformation on social media, stolen campaign emails and attacks on voting systems. U.S....
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21 Jan

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | US election still vulnerable to attacks, despite security improvements

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Days away from the Iowa caucuses, and less than 11 months from the general election, voting and election security continues to be a challenge for the U.S political system. Threats to...
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