Election Security
An Op-Ed From the Future on Election Security
Alex Stamos Wed, Sep 4, 2019, 1:38 PM
A potential Lawfare piece from New Year’s Day 2021, following a not-quite-worst-case scenario of election interference.
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Election Security
How to Protect Elections—From the President
Erica Newland Sat, Aug 24, 2019, 10:18 AM
Protecting elections against threats, foreign and domestic, will require a broad response to the president’s efforts to manipulate elections to his advantage.
Intelligence Oversight
Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Russian Active Measures: Part One
Vishnu Kannan Thu, Jul 25, 2019, 3:10 PM
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a redacted report on Russian active measures campaigns in the 2016 election. This document, reportedly the first of five volumes, is titled, “Volume 1: Russian Efforts Against Election Infrastructure with Additional Views.” The complete document is available here and below.
Election Security
Livestream: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on Election Security
Lev Sugarman Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 9:30 AM
The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing on election security on Wednesday, February 13th at 10:00am. The panel will hear testimony from Christopher C. Krebs, Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Thomas Hicks, Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission; Alex Padilla, Secretary of State, California; Noah Praetz, Former Director of Elections, Cook County, Illinois; Jake Braun, Executive Director, Cyber Policy Initiative; and John Merrill, Secretary of State, Alabama.
Election Security
It’s Time to Start Thinking About Election Security in 2020
Matt Tait Tue, Nov 13, 2018, 12:34 PM
For elections to work, it is not sufficient that they produce an accurate tally of the votes cast. They must also convince the public that the tally is accurate.
Election Security
Document: Joint Intelligence Community Statement on Election Day Preparations
Mikhaila Fogel Tue, Nov 6, 2018, 11:26 AM
On Nov. 6, 2018—Election Day—the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a joint statement, along with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and the FBI, affirming their agencies' continued efforts to assist state and local election officials and to combat foreign influence efforts.
Election security
Foreign Election Interference in the Founding Era
Alden Fletcher Thu, Oct 25, 2018, 9:09 AM
The problem of foreign interference in U.S. elections goes back to the earliest days of the republic.
Election security
Federal Court Ruling in Georgia Shows Judges Have a Role to Play in Election Security
Jessica Marsden Fri, Oct 12, 2018, 8:00 AM
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia recognized that the well-known risk of election hacking is of constitutional significance—and that courts can do something about it.
Election security
How the U.S. Has Failed to Protect the 2018 Election—and Four Ways to Protect 2020
Alex Stamos Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 4:04 PM
If the U.S. government stays on its current course, it risks allowing elections to become the World Cup of information warfare.
Election Security
Transatlantic Techlash Continues as U.K. and U.S. Lawmakers Release Proposals for Regulation
Evelyn Douek Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 9:59 AM
Papers released by a U.K. parliamentary committee and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner are a first step toward concrete suggestions for regulating technology companies.