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Election Security Spotlight – Common Cyber Hoax Scams
Published on 02.15.2020
Election Security Spotlight – Common Cyber Hoax Scams
What it is: Cyber hoax scams are attacks that exploit unsuspecting users to provide valuable information, such as login credentials or money. Att...
Election Security Spotlight – Website Defacements
Published on 01.24.2020
Election Security Spotlight – Website Defacements
What it is Website defacements are the unauthorized modification of web pages, including the addition, removal, or alteration of existing content...
Election Security Spotlight – Zero-day Exploits and Vulnerabilities
Published on 12.13.2019
Election Security Spotlight – Zero-day Exploits and Vulnerabilities
What it is A zero-day exploit is a cyber attack that targets a flaw in a system before developers or the public are aware it exists. Zero-day exp...
Election Security Spotlight – Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
Published on 11.25.2019
Election Security Spotlight – Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
What it is Disaster recovery plans (DRP) seek to quickly redirect available resources into restoring data and information systems following a dis...
Election Security Spotlight – Defense in Depth (DiD)
Published on 10.11.2019
Election Security Spotlight – Defense in Depth (DiD)
What it is: Defense in Depth (DiD) refers to an information security approach in which a series of security mechanisms and controls are thoughtfu...
Election Security Spotlight – Hardware, Software, and Firmware
Published on 09.13.2019
Election Security Spotlight – Hardware, Software, and Firmware
What it is: Hardware, software, and firmware are the three core components that make up present-day computers and systems. Hardware includes the ...
Election Security Spotlight – Top-Level Domains (TLD)
Published on 08.16.2019
Election Security Spotlight – Top-Level Domains (TLD)
What it is: A top-level domain (TLD), or domain suffix, represents the right-most segment of a domain address, specifically the letters immediate...
Election Security Spotlight – Internet Protocol
Published on 06.28.2019
Election Security Spotlight – Internet Protocol
What it is: Internet Protocol (IP) is the communication standard used to uniquely identify systems on a computer network or across the internet. ...
Election Security Spotlight – Cyber Threat Actors
Published on 06.21.2019
Election Security Spotlight – Cyber Threat Actors
What it is: A Cyber Threat Actor (CTA) is a participant (person or group) in an action or process that is characterized by malice or hostile acti...
Election Security Spotlight – Verizon Data Breach Report 2019
Published on 05.28.2019
Election Security Spotlight – Verizon Data Breach Report 2019
What it is The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is an annual report produced by the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center (VTRA...

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