US election security responses against Russian interference in 2016 remain inadequate as Russian tactics continue to evolve in the run up to the 2020 election
Jack Cable sat down at the desk in his cramped dorm room to become an adult in the eyes of democracy. Tweets: @sifill_ldf , @jennycohn1 , @anneapplebaum , @theatlantic , @adriennelaf , @arictoler , @olganyc1211 , @theatlantic , @jennycohn1 , @franklinfoer , and @alexstamos Tweets: Sherrilyn Ifill / @sifill_ldf : If you care about voter suppression, our elections this year, our democracy, read this chilling but critically important @FranklinFoer piece. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @jennycohn1 : “[T]he US has an array of ... targets: the vendors...that sell voting equipment to states & localities; the employees of those governments, each w/ passwords that can be stolen; voting machines that connect to the internet to transmit election results.” 1/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Anne Applebaum / @anneapplebaum : Don't “mistake a plot point—the manipulation of the 2016 election—for the full sweep of the narrative."@FranklinFoer on the Russian campaign to bring down American democracy: It never stopped, and now it's gathering pace https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @theatlantic : Russia's interference in the 2016 election might be remembered as the experimental prelude to the attack of 2020, @FranklinFoer writes. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Adrienne LaFrance / @adriennelaf : Hackers may be our only hope. A gripping (and terrifying) story by @FranklinFoer. I'm going to think about this one a lot in the coming months. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Aric Toler / @arictoler : I know this is a dumb thing to harp on, but it shows the general laziness of this article. These three stations are out of Liberty, Missouri, not Kansas. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... https://twitter.com/... Olga Lautman / @olganyc1211 : A glimpse into what Russian intel agency GRU has done and the vulnerabilities we face heading into election. We need to all be vigilant and document/report everything immediately https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @theatlantic : Russia's goal was never merely to elect Donald Trump, @FranklinFoer writes. It was to bring down American democracy. Now Vladimir Putin is poised to complete the mission he began four years ago. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @jennycohn1 : Three days b4 Ukraine's presidential election in 2014, “pro-Kremlin hackers had taken a digital sledgehammer to a vital piece of Ukraine's democratic infrastructure, the network that collects vote tallies from across the nation."By @FranklinFoer 1/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Franklin Foer / @franklinfoer : I've been working on this since January: Russian interference is going to happen again—and the story of US preparation is a maddening account of haplessness and Trump undermining well meaning reforms. Sorry to add to the anxieties. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : This is a smart, comprehensive look at how our election security responses to 2016 might not be relevant to 2020 and what vulnerabilities still exist. https://twitter.com/...
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@sifill_ldf
Sherrilyn Ifill on x
If you care about voter suppression, our elections this year, our democracy, read this chilling but critically important @FranklinFoer piece. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
@jennycohn1
@jennycohn1 on x
“[T]he US has an array of ... targets: the vendors...that sell voting equipment to states & localities; the employees of those governments, each w/ passwords that can be stolen; voting machines that connect to the internet to transmit election results.” 1/ https://www.theatlantic…
@anneapplebaum
Anne Applebaum on x
Don't “mistake a plot point—the manipulation of the 2016 election—for the full sweep of the narrative."@FranklinFoer on the Russian campaign to bring down American democracy: It never stopped, and now it's gathering pace https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
@theatlantic
@theatlantic on x
Russia's interference in the 2016 election might be remembered as the experimental prelude to the attack of 2020, @FranklinFoer writes. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
@adriennelaf
Adrienne LaFrance on x
Hackers may be our only hope. A gripping (and terrifying) story by @FranklinFoer. I'm going to think about this one a lot in the coming months. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
@arictoler
Aric Toler on x
I know this is a dumb thing to harp on, but it shows the general laziness of this article. These three stations are out of Liberty, Missouri, not Kansas. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
@olganyc1211
Olga Lautman on x
A glimpse into what Russian intel agency GRU has done and the vulnerabilities we face heading into election. We need to all be vigilant and document/report everything immediately https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
@theatlantic
@theatlantic on x
Russia's goal was never merely to elect Donald Trump, @FranklinFoer writes. It was to bring down American democracy. Now Vladimir Putin is poised to complete the mission he began four years ago. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
@jennycohn1
@jennycohn1 on x
Three days b4 Ukraine's presidential election in 2014, “pro-Kremlin hackers had taken a digital sledgehammer to a vital piece of Ukraine's democratic infrastructure, the network that collects vote tallies from across the nation."By @FranklinFoer 1/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ …
@franklinfoer
Franklin Foer on x
I've been working on this since January: Russian interference is going to happen again—and the story of US preparation is a maddening account of haplessness and Trump undermining well meaning reforms. Sorry to add to the anxieties. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
@alexstamos
Alex Stamos on x
This is a smart, comprehensive look at how our election security responses to 2016 might not be relevant to 2020 and what vulnerabilities still exist. https://twitter.com/...