May 06 Microsoft offers software tools to secure elections By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Dubbed "ElectionGuard," the Microsoft kit will have early prototypes ready to pilot for next year's general elections. Continue reading
May 03 2020 campaigns grapple with how to manage cybersecurity By Colleen Long, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Whether presidential campaigns have learned from the cyberattacks is a critical question ahead as the 2020 election approaches. Preventing the attacks won't be easy or cheap. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 7:31 Here's what voters are saying about 2020 election integrity The Mueller report continues to make headlines in Washington, as some Democrats talk impeachment and battle the Trump administration over additional investigations and subpoenas, but how prominent is the subject among voters outside D.C.? Judy Woodruff talks to Chris Buskirk… Continue watching
Mar 07 China tech company Huawei sues over U.S. security law By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Huawei is arguing a portion of this year's U.S. military appropriations act that bars the government and its contractors from using Huawei equipment is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Feb 18 China accuses U.S. of trying to block its tech development By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China's government on Monday accused the United States of trying to block its industrial development by alleging that Chinese mobile network gear poses a cybersecurity threat to countries rolling out new internet systems. Continue reading
Dec 17 Russian influence operations still stoking tensions on social media, Senate reports say By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A report expected to be released Monday by the Senate intelligence committee says that Russian interference operations still exist on social media platforms, and that the Russian operation discovered after the 2016 presidential election was much broader than once thought. Continue reading
Dec 04 House GOP campaign committee reports 'cyber intrusion' By Associated Press The National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee says it was hit with a "cyber intrusion" during the 2018 midterm campaign and the breach has been reported to the FBI. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 6:48 Why companies are still failing to protect our personal data A newly announced breach into the Marriott hotel chain’s reservation database is one of the biggest hacks in history, affecting half a billion customers in all. Amna Nawaz speaks with David Kennedy, co-founder of security firm TrustedSec, to understand what's… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 5:22 Russian government accused of hacking agencies investigating its alleged crimes American and Dutch officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of a widespread series of computer attacks. In the Netherlands, four Russian agents tried to hack into computers at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Meanwhile, the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 19 US Senate staff targeted by state-backed hackers, senator says By Frank Bajak, Raphael Satter, Associated Press Senator Ron Wyden says in a letter to Senate leaders that "at least one major technology company" has warned an unspecified number of senators and aides that their personal accounts were targeted by foreign government hackers. Continue reading