As schools and school districts increasingly rely on complex information technology systems for teaching and operations, they are collecting more student data electronically. A recent government report says thousands of students’ personal information has been compromised in nearly 100 data breaches.
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Election cybersecurity could be compromised in the supply chain for voting systems, warns a report published this week by a nonprofit global policy think tank.
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A recap of the 2020 Medill Explores trip to Germany and France. This year’s trip focused on how Russian disinformation campaigns work to influence elections around the world.
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As the United States and adversaries devote more resources to the development of technology, the lines of what is considered an act of war per its traditional U.S. Code definition may become blurred.
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Websites for gardening, cooking and Alabama football are being weaponized by the Russian Internet Research Agency to build U.S. followers and then gradually plant disinformation, according to a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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With less than 41 weeks until the 2020 presidential election, Congress continues to grapple with the challenge of election vulnerability.
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Subcommittee members and experts agree that collaboration between the government and private sector is important, but further discussion is needed on how to achieve that.
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Experts say securing the election system will require new training of local, state and federal enforcement officials, installing updated software and possibly a new ballot system.
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Municipalities across the country, including Baltimore, have faced cyber attacks over the past few years, requiring additional investments in IT infrastructure and security.
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Cybertools create new risks for the 2020 census that is used for everything from creating congressional districts to allocating federal funding.
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