by Paul Rosenzweig | Mar 26, 2019 | Cybersecurity, Election Security
March 27, 2019 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. and members of the Senate Intelligence Committee Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., today introduced a bipartisan bill to protect the personal electronic devices and accounts of senators and their…
by By TIM STARKS | Mar 7, 2019 | Cybersecurity, Donald Trump, Election Security, Homeland Security
Presented by With help from Eric Geller and Martin Matishak Editor’s Note: This edition of Morning Cybersecurity is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Cybersecurity subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 6…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Nov 1, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Election Security
WASHINGTON, D.C.—If you look at the machines voters will use in many states, you might find the state of voting security disconcerting—even frightening. But if you want a real post-Halloween scare, check out how dozens of states let absentee voters…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jul 18, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Election Security
According to indictments released last week by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Russian intelligence officers successfully breached voter registration databases during the 2016 election. This echoes the Senate Intelligence Committee’s findings in a…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jan 22, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Donald Trump, Election Security, Homeland Security
Today, however, the election process is vulnerable to manipulation by hostile powers. We know that (beyond social media manipulation) Russia quite brazenly hacked into the IT systems of political campaign committees and tried to gain access to data…
by Paul Rosenzweig | May 4, 2017 | Cybersecurity, Election Security, Homeland Security, National Security
The failure of the government to provide adequate protection has led many cybersecurity analysts, scholars, and policymakers to suggest that there is a need for private-sector self-help. If the government is unable or unwilling to take or threaten…
