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Microsoft to Help Fund New Global Cybersecurity Organization
Microsoft has announced its intent to provide initial funding to the CyberPeace Institute, a new international organization focused on promoting cybersecurity in critical industries and infrastructure.
Microsoft Aims to Secure Voting Systems With Open-Source Software Development Kit
Microsoft has introduced an open-source platform designed to make elections more secure and allow voters to privately track their votes. ElectionGuard is a free software development kit under the company’s Defending Democracy Program meant to enable third-party organizations and voters to validate election results, Tom Burt, corporate vice president for customer security and trust at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post published Monday.
DHS, FBI, Microsoft, Facebook Host Joint Briefing on Election Security; Christopher Krebs Quoted
The Department of Homeland Security collaborated with the FBI, Microsoft and Facebook to inform state and local government officials at a recent joint briefing about cybersecurity initiatives ahead of midterm elections. DHS said Saturday the event aimed to encourage public and private stakeholders to exchange information on efforts to safeguard election infrastructure against foreign interference. Christopher Krebs, undersecretary of DHS’ […] More
Reports: Microsoft Helps Block Hacking Attempts on Three Midterm Candidates
Tom Burt, vice president for security and trust at Microsoft, has said the company identified and helped obstruct hacking attempts early this year on three candidates who are running for congressional seats in the 2018 midterm elections, Politico reported Thursday. “Earlier this year, we did discover that a fake Microsoft domain had been established as […] More
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Former HHS CISO Chris Wlaschin joins voting tech firm ES&S in VP role
Chris Wlaschin, former chief information security officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, has joined Election Systems & Software as vice president for systems security. He will lead the voting equipment manufacturer’s product, operational and infrastructure security efforts in his new position, ES&S said Tuesday. ES&S President and CEO Tom Burt said the company aims to provide voting hardware and […] More