Are elections any more secure than in 2016?
Although $400 million has been set aside to address vulnerabilities, it's just a drop in the bucket compared to what states and election security experts say is needed to fix the problem.
What you need to know about election security
Separate the signal from the noise with this multipart overview of election-security concerns.
DOD turns up the heat with bug bounties
The Pentagon is bringing on new security firms to participate in the programs and broadening the focus to include "high-value" Defense Department assets.
Mirai creators helping FBI crack cybercrime cases
The government's plea agreement with the three teens who built the Mirai botnet is providing investigators with insider tools and knowledge.
Anatomy of a bot campaign
A new report digs into the behavior and strategies that guide botnet-directed campaigns.
All hands on election security
Congress, federal agencies and states are working against the clock to shore up security for the midterm elections.
Congress blocks election security funds for states, again
Although Senate Democrats tried to add funding for states and localities to upgrade the security of their election systems, the measure was defeated.
The dangers of 'deep fakes'
With advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning, manipulated digital media will be easier to create and more difficult to detect.
IRS seeks AI-based threat detection
The tax agency envisions a solution that can continuously learn, provide real-time monitoring of cyber threats across networks and process data across a range of IT sources and devices.
Three-quarters of federal agencies risking cyber attack, OMB says
Agencies' lack of visibility and timely threat data puts them at risk to the nation's cyber enemies, according to a new report from the Office of Management and Budget.
NIST starts down road toward IoT encryption
Before it can solicit encryption algorithms for internet-of-things devices, the National Institute of Standards and Technology wants comments on the best way to design criteria to evaluate those new encryption standards.
Committee urges broader election security protections
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is calling for states to protect voter registration databases, assess voting machines for risk and deploy better detection technology across their election infrastructure.
Fingerprint capture tech improving, but not enough
The Nail to Nail challenge aims to create a sensor system that produces a high-quality rolled fingerprint without relying on a trained device operator.
Senator presses DHS on scope of Russian voting hacks
A Department of Homeland Security official told a Senate panel that it's possible more election systems were targeted than had been reported.
Russia targeting network infrastructure, US and UK officials warn
For more than a year, Russia-aligned cyber entities have been using a series of exploits to target millions of network devices.
GAO: Most districts satisfied with their voting machines
Most local election jurisdictions are pretty happy with the performance of their voting machines and equipment, the Government Accountability Office finds.
Congress puts $380 million toward election security
The omnibus funding bill includes grant funding to help states secure their election systems.
Despite security concerns, states haven't upgraded voting tech
Although election security has received significant attention following the 2016 presidential election, a new report finds that little has changed since 2015.
FBI mum on Georgia's wiped election server
FBI Director Christopher Wray declined to answer questions about whether the bureau retained data on a Georgia election server before it was wiped clean by state election officials.
How are manufacturers securing their voting machines?
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) recently asked five of the country's top voting machine manufacturers what steps they have taken to protect their machines from cyber threats.
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