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USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative
New England Newspaper & Press Assn. August 25, 2020
Adam Clayton Powell IIIExecutive Director
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
How it all began…
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project2015: “Why are we talking about mobile phones?”
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
2015: “You are thinking too narrowly”
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project2017: Pivot from federal to states
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project2017: Focus on election cybersecurity
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
States get assistance on Election Cybersecurity
…a partnership with the University of Southern California and supported by the National Association of State Election Directors and the National Association of Secretaries of State, with financial
support from the Democracy Fund.
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project2019: State workshops begin with Virginia
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project2019: State workshop in Minnesota
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project“With support from Google, USC Annenberg is working
with five other USC schools to train election and campaign officials nationwide to protect elections from digital…”
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
“We are a 50-state campaignbut without a candidate.”
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
“We are a 50-state campaignbut without a candidate.”
“You’re wrong.”
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
“We are a 50-state campaignbut without a candidate.”
“You’re wrong.Your candidate is democracy.”
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
“Do three things well.”“Share best practices.”
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
“Do three things well”“Share best practices”
Basic cybersecurity, led by VSoEDisinformation, led by ASCJ
Crisis communication, led by PR
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectJanuary: pre-launch final planning meeting
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectJanuary: 2020 workshops launch in Maryland
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectFebruary workshop in Ohio State Capitol
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectFebruary workshop in Ohio State Capitol
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectFebruary workshop in California
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectFebruary workshop in Kentucky
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectFebruary workshop in Kentucky
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectFebruary workshop in Nevada
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectFebruary workshop in Nevada
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectMarch workshop in Pennsylvania
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectMarch workshop in Pennsylvania
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectResponse around the country
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USC Election Cybersecurity ProjectResponse around the country
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
March 10: USC cancels all travelMarch 11: Team back from AtlantaMarch 12: Washington office closed
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
March 10: USC cancels all travelMarch 11: Team back from AtlantaMarch 12: Washington office closed
March 31: 1st online workshop in GA
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
April-August: 33 in-state workshopsAugust 13: State #40 New Jersey
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
April-August: 33 in-state workshopsAugust 13: State #40 New Jersey
>3,000 participants (versus hundreds)
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
April-August: 33 in-state workshopsAugust 13: State #40 New Jersey>200 VIP speakers and panelists –U.S. Senators, Governors, Secretaries of State, Election Directors
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USC Election Cybersecurity Project
April-August: 33 in-state workshopsSeptember 17: New York
October 6: State #50
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Agenda
• Cyber safety and Cybersecurity• Disinformation and Misinformation• Crisis Communication
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U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
• Campaign Checklist: • Securing Your Cyber Infrastructure• https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/
publications/dhs_campaign_checklist_final_october.pdf
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Telework Best Practices
• New from DHS, NSA and CISA: • “Securing Your Cyber Infrastructure”• What to do and what not to do• https://www.nsa.gov/Portals/70/documents
/what-we-do/cybersecurity/NSA-DHS-Telework-Guide-29-April-2020.pdf
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Defending Digital Campaigns
• Free cybersecurity assistance for House, Senate campaigns
• Nonpartisan, independent• Free or reduced price products• FEC: not treated as in-kind donations• http://www.defendcampaigns.org/
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Cyber safety and Cybersecurity
• Clifford Neuman• Director, USC Center for Computer Systems
Security• Information Sciences Institute / Computer Science• USC Viterbi School of Engineering• https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Neuman/B
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Facebook Protect
https://www.facebook.com/gpa/facebook-protect
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APP is Google’s strongest security offering, designed to protect users who face an elevated risk of sophisticated
and highly-targeted online attacks.
Politicians & Campaign teams
Activists Journalists Business executives
GSuite & Cloud Identity
Advanced Protection Program (APP)
https://landing.google.com/advancedprotection/
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To request additional protection from Googleby letting them know your accounts are
election-related: use the form you can find at
Goo.gle/enhanced-security
Added Security for the Election Season
https://services.google.com/fb/forms/enhanced-security/
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Microsoft Defending Democracy
https://www.microsoftaccountguard.com/en-us/
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Today’s Agenda
• Defining disinformation and misinformation• Offline Impact• 2020 Presidential Election: Both parties share concerns• Why misinformation spreads• Tips and resources
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Disinformation and Misinformation
• Sarah Mojarad• USC Viterbi School of Engineering• https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Mojarad/
Sarah
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Today’s Agenda
• Defining disinformation and misinformation• Offline Impact• 2020 Presidential Election: Both parties share concerns• Why misinformation spreads• Tips and resources
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Made-up News: Both Parties Share Concern
% of concern is almost
identical for each political
party
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Resources – Screenshot this slide
• https://images.google.com/
• https://www.get-metadata.com/
• https://29a.ch/photo-forensics/#level-sweep
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• https://hoaxy.iuni.iu.edu/
• https://botsentinel.com/
• https://www.invid-project.eu
Resources – Screenshot this slide
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• https://www.verificationhandbook.com• https://bellingcat.com
• For Facebook and Twitter insider contact information, email: [email protected]
Resources – Screenshot this slide
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Crisis Communication
• Tom Lange• Advisory Board Member• USC Center for Public Relations• https://annenberg.usc.edu/research/center-public-
relations/board-of-advisors/tom-lange
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Elements of a Crisis Comm Plan
1. Signed Endorsement from Leadership2. Staff Roles & Responsibilities3. Information Verification, Clearance and Release4. Media Relations Process5. Crisis Management Center
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Elements of a Crisis Comm Plan
6. Designated Spokespeople7. Crisis Team Contact information8. Predetermined Communication Channels9. Media Monitoring Service10. Crisis Simulation
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USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative
New England Newspaper & Press Assn. August 25, 2020
Adam Clayton Powell IIIExecutive Director