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Published on 04.20.2018
Election Security Spotlight – Cyber Kill Chain®What it is Earlier this week, US-CERT released a Joint Technical Alert (TA18-106A) detailing state-sponsored Russian cyber activity targeting pri...
Published on 04.13.2018
Election Security Spotlight – Principle of Least PrivilegeWhat it is The principle of least privilege recommends that users, systems, and processes only have access to resources (networks, systems, and f...
Published on 04.06.2018
Election Security Spotlight – RansomwareWhat it is Ransomware is a type of malware (malicious software) that blocks access to a, system, device, or file until a ransom is paid. Maliciou...
Published on 03.30.2018
Election Security Spotlight – EncryptionWhat it is Encryption is the process whereby data is converted from a readable form (i.e., plaintext), to an encoded form (i.e., ciphertext). Thi...
Published on 03.23.2018
Election Security Spotlight – Denial of Service (DoS) AttacksWhat it is A denial of service attack (DoS) is a cyber attack that originates from a singular source and seeks to disrupt the availability of a s...
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