ASD Director Laura Rosenberger analyzed the recent Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russian cyber operations as part of a larger piece for Just Security. She noted that the Russian attacks exploited the gaps between government agencies to tar [...]
ASD Director Laura Rosenberger analyzes the recent Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russian cyber operations for Just Security. Rosenberger notes that the Russian attacks exploited the gaps between government agencies to target states and und [...]
In his testimony this week, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller III reiterated that foreign interference is “among the most serious” challenges to democracy, and that it “deserves the attention of every American.” The Alliance for Securing Democr [...]
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce highlights ASD's report on federal funding for election security on the state level, published together with the Brennan Center, Pitt Cyber, and the R Street Institute. [...]
ASD Head of Policy and Research Jessica Brandt was interviewed by Public Radio International, where she spoke about the two-pronged nature of Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. elections: disinformation and cyberattacks. Brandt also praised the [...]
ASD's Head of Policy and Research Jessica Brandt was interviewed in the Washington Post upon the news of the appointment of Shelby Pierson as overseer of intelligence related to election security. Brandt said: “It’s one of the most encouraging signs [...]
ASD Head of External Relations Rachael Dean Wilson was interviewed on WVTM Birmingham to discuss ASD's new report on further opportunities for federal funding in state-level election security, published together with the Brennan Center for Justice, [...]
On July 18th, 2019, ASD Deputy Director David Salvo and Head of External Affairs Rachael Dean Wilson released this report together with the Brennan Center for Justice, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, and the [...]
On June 14, the European Commission released a report assessing the efficacy of the Action Plan against Disinformation and Elections Package in the context of the 2019 European Parliamentary elections. The report underscores Europe’s shifting postur [...]
ASD Deputy Director David Salvo discusses what Ohioans can do to protect their democracy from authoritarian interference in an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. [...]
ASD Head of Research Jessica Brandt contributed her thoughts on improving election security to a piece on the subject for PBS Newshour, saying: “Attempts to manipulate the information space undermine Americans’ ability to have a constructive debate [...]
ASD Co-director Laura Rosenberger discusses foreign election interference with other panelists at Globesec's Bratislava Forum 2019 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Joining Rosenberger on the panel are MEP for the Netherlands Marietje Schaake, the McCain Ins [...]
ASD Head of Research Jessica Brandt discusses the 2016 Florida voter registration hacks and lays out the chain of events that led to this failure of election security. [...]
Tesa Arcilla of Euronews' Raw Politics sits down with ASD Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina and other European politicians and experts on Raw Politics for their insights and analysis on the latest in the political arena. On Wednesday the panel discusse [...]
As results from last week’s European Parliament elections roll in, one thing is clear: traditional political parties that once commanded majorities across the Union’s member states suffered defeats of varying degrees of severity. Although not as mu [...]
ASD Co-director Laura Rosenberger was featured on the Future State podcast to discuss ASD’s work on the authoritarian toolkit for malign interference and what lies ahead as important elections in both Europe and North America take place in 2019 and [...]
Government officials and tech titans could be excused for breathing a huge, collective sigh of relief if next week’s midterms come to pass without evidence of widespread foreign manipulation. But if recent U.S. elections are any indication, the thre [...]
The European Union fears that foreign interference could mar the European Parliament elections in May 2019, but leaders have thus far failed to address a major vulnerability, namely that foreign money can flow unimpeded into campaigns in a number of [...]
Since early 2017, the Swedish government has been training citizens, media, and civil services to be on alert for foreign influence operations, especially from the Russian government, aimed at undermining the September 9 parliamentary elections. Thi [...]
WASHINGTON, DC — In The Federalist 68, Alexander Hamilton described “the desire in foreign powers to gain an improper ascendant in our councils,” as “one of the most deadly adversaries of republican government.” As President Trump meets with Russian [...]