cyber security

Voters cast their ballots in August among an array of electronic voting machines in a polling station at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Dublin, Ohio. The machines were manufactured by Elections Systems and Software, the largest manufacturer of voting

Hacks, Security Gaps And Oligarchs: The Business Of Voting Comes Under Scrutiny

4:06pm September 21, 2018

by Miles Parks

Heading into midterm elections, pressure is on for governments and campaigns to secure elections. But what about the companies that make the machines and print the ballots?

Facebook says it is still in early stages of an investigation and is sharing information with U.S. law enforcement and Congress.

Facebook Says It Removed Pages Involved In Deceptive Political Influence Campaign

9:56pm July 31, 2018

by Tim Mak

The activity on Facebook and Instagram included organizing counterprotests for a white nationalist rally in Washington. There's evidence of links to previous Russian disinformation efforts.

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Journalist Warns Cyber Attacks Present A 'Perfect Weapon' Against Global Order

1:39pm June 19, 2018

by Dave Davies

New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger says U.S. officials worry that foreign powers have planted malware that could knock out critical infrastructure, including electric power.

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Voters are escorted to voting machines on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.

Not Just Ballots: Tennessee Hack Shows Election Websites Are Vulnerable, Too

11:49am May 17, 2018

by Miles Parks

An attack earlier this month in Tennessee highlights the fact that public facing results websites offer attackers a much easier target than ballots or voter registration systems.

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An ethernet cable connects a router device inside a communications room at an office in London on May 15, 2017.

National

Sounding The Alarm About A New Russian Cyber Threat

11:43am April 24, 2018

by Rachel Martin

The U.S. and U.K. governments say Russia is targeting infrastructure in the West with cyberattacks. Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity chief Jeanette Manfra explains.

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The National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Md., where the U.S. Cyber Command is located. Acting Homeland Security Adviser Rob Joyce said Monday he would leave the White House to return to the NSA.

Politics & Government

After Detailing Russian Hack, White House Cyber 'Czar' Announces Departure

1:11pm April 17, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Rob Joyce said he was stepping down hours after a joint U.S., U.K. and Australia statement blaming the Kremlin for a cyberattack last year.

The entrance of the New Interior Ministry Headquarters seen in June 2015 in Berlin, Germany.

World News

Russia's 'Fancy Bear' Reportedly Hacks German Government Network

6:58am March 01, 2018

by Scott Neuman

German media report that the Kremlin-linked hacking group placed malware in a key government network that may have gone undetected for as long as a year.

SecureDrop, Encrypted System For News Tips, Announces Fix For 'Vulnerability'

7:19pm October 24, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Since 2015, newly established SecureDrop servers were briefly susceptible to tampering during installation. Experts say an attack would be very difficult, and there's no evidence one ever happened.

Patient information can be vulnerable when health care facilities are the focus of cyberattacks.

Hospitals Face Growing Cybersecurity Threats

5:00pm July 26, 2017

by Lauren Silverman

Cyberattacks and data breaches are common at health care facilities, and they can put patients' health at risk. Hospitals are behind the curve in beefing up defenses, industry analysts say.

The Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing in 2016. The Chinese government has released its first paper on cyber policy, which defends state control of Internet access in the country.

China Describes Its Vision Of Government-Controlled Internet

4:42pm March 02, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

In its first cyber policy paper, the Chinese government emphasize the idea that each country should govern the Internet as it sees fit, and insisted that the Internet in China is "fully open."