July 22-26, 2019: Weekly Watch

In Case You Missed It

Upcoming Events

Black Hat USA 2019

Spotlight This Week: Election Security and Geo-political Motivations for Hacking

While it isn’t a new topic, this week saw several articles about election security and geo-politically motivated hacking activities. While Robert Muller’s testimony on The Hill likely inspired some of this reporting, that was not the only source reporters found to write about. The US Senate Intelligence Committee published Volume 1: Russian Efforts Against Election Infrastructure, a 67-page report detailing how Russians targeted US election systems in the 2016 Presidential Election. Additionally, Facebook reported Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior in Thailand, Russia, Ukraine, and Honduras, saying "In each of these cases, the people behind this activity coordinated with one another and used fake accounts to misrepresent themselves, and that was the basis for our action."

Here are just some of the articles published this week about election security and related topics.

Mueller: Russian Interference 'Serious' Threat to Democracy

Building Resilience to Foreign Interference, Misinformation Activities

The War on Pineapple: Understanding Foreign Interference in 5 Steps

The Unsexy Threat to Election Security

Russian Fake News Targeted Ukraine Elections

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Investigation Shows Russian Disinformation Campaigns Have Global Reach

Russia Targeted All 50 States in 2016 Election, Senate Report Says
Original Report from the Select Committee on Intelligence