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Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, gives an opening statement during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.

The 2024 race promises to be ‘very, very active’ in terms of foreign and domestic meddling, says former CISA chief

Chris Krebs said he expects to see Russia, China and Iran — and even domestic groups — attempt to influence and disrupt the presidential race.

Jun 1, 2023 By Elias Groll

Rethinking democracy for the age of AI

We need to recreate our system of governance for an era in which transformative technologies pose catastrophic risks as well as great promise.

Feature May 10, 2023 By Bruce Schneier

Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions from Russian and foreign internet users during a live press conference on July 6, 2006. (DENIS SINYAKOV/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s time to focus on information warfare’s hard questions

Our collective obsession with information operations are distracting from more fundamental questions about online influence.

Jan 5, 2023 By Gavin Wilde

Stickers on the ballot box at a polling place during early voting on October 25, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Americans should be ready — and watching — for Russian meddling in the midterms and beyond

Considering Putin’s threats against the West, it is unlikely Moscow will waive an opportunity to undermine the U.S. during election season.

Oct 27, 2022 By Bilyana Lilly

polling place, election site — (Lorie Shaull / Flickr)

Cozy Bear revisits one of its greatest hits, researchers say: election skulduggery

Volexity believes, with moderate confidence, that Cozy Bear is behind the spearphishing campaign with an election fraud lure.

May 27, 2021 By Tim Starks

anne neuberger nsa — Anne Neuberger speaks Oct. 24, 2019, at CyberTalks in Washington D.C. (Scoop News Group)

NSA: ‘We know we need to do some work’ on declassifying threat intel

NSA's Anne Neuberger told the audience at CyberTalks the process needs to be refined.

Oct 24, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

Microsoft, Microsoft Windows — The Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. (REUTERS / Mike Blake)

Microsoft will offer free Windows 7 support for election officials through 2020

The move is the latest step by Microsoft and other powerful tech companies to offer free or discounted services in support of election security.

Sep 20, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas

Twitter scrubs nearly 5,000 accounts tied to state-backed information operations

The takedown also highlights the difficulty of correct attribution.

Jun 13, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

DHS on Election Day: No malicious cyber-activity observed

DHS officials said they have not seen malicious activity targeting election systems or result reporting websites.

Nov 6, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Lawmakers, tech vendors fight over election cybersecurity efforts

Lawmakers ratcheted up the pressure on election technology vendors to be more responsive to federal officials. The companies said they're being as transparent as possible.

Jul 12, 2018 By Chris Bing