cybersecurity
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Polis orders National Guard unit to provide cybersecurity for November election
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Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order Monday activating a Colorado National Guard unit to assist with statewide cybersecurity during the upcoming election. Under the order, up to nine members of the Guard’s Defensive Cyber Operations Element will train with and assist the Secretary of State’s Office with election cybersecurity defense efforts ahead of Election…
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Colorado senators introduce bills to protect power grid from cyberattacks
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WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Senators Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet this week introduced two bills in Congress to protect the country’s energy infrastructure from cyberattacks as evidence mounts of a growing threat. Among their provisions: The legislation would provide $90 million a year to states to develop energy security plans. In addition, the U.S. Energy Department…
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Gardner’s cybersecurity bill deals automatic sanctions, unless the president says no
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Colorado’s U.S Sen. Cory Gardner said that when nation’s orchestrate cyber attacks on the U.S., there should be an automatic response with real consequences. Are you listening, Russia? On Monday Gardner, a Republican from Yuma, introduced the Cyber Deterrence and Response Act, which is co-sponsored by Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware. The legislation…
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INSIGHTS | Colorado beat the Russians at its election games
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When Wayne Williams took office in 2015, secretaries of state didn’t talk much about hackers or, if at all, Russians. Now those topics dominate discussions among the sharpest minds and deepest worriers about the security of our elections. Colorado became a tough nut to crack for election meddlers even before the current concerns about the…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 1153: Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 1153 in the House. The Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 approved this week is intended to make mortgage lending easier for financial institutions by excluding some charges from the points and fee calculations. It also is supposed to incrementally drive down…
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Colorado Democrats warn: The Russians want your emails, so delete anything embarrassing
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Candidates, campaigns and political parties aren’t the only ones gearing up for the election, the Colorado Democratic Party warns in this month’s Democratic Dispatch newsletter. The Russian government-aligned hackers who broke into email accounts belonging to Democrats – including presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, her campaign chairman John Podesta and state Sen. Andy Kerr – in…
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Wayne Williams: Colorado elections run smoothly, with a little help from the National Guard
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Colorado’s 2017 election went off without a hitch, Secretary of State Wayne Williams said Thursday – a remarkable feat considering nearly half of the state’s counties were using new election equipment – but if any problems had arisen, the National Guard was on hand to help resolve them. “We just believe it’s important to have…
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Denver auditor offers a heads-up on who’ll get scrutiny in 2018
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If only the IRS were so considerate: Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien gave fair warning this week as to what areas of Denver government he will train his sights on next. His office has released his 2018 Audit Plan, which provides an extensive overview of the different agencies, services and activities O’Brien and his staff will…
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Denverites, vote with confidence! Your elections are cybersecure
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Whether or not the Russians really are controlling our elections any more than they controlled our weather back in the 1960s – remember that one? You don’t? Ahem; Millennials can just skip to the next sentence – ballot security is not to be taken lightly. Especially in the Digital Age. Well, you can rest assured…
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Former CIA, NSA chiefs talk cybersecurity in Denver
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The increasingly polarized political dialogue in the United States is due, at least in part, to Russian manipulation of social issues, according to two national security experts who visited Denver Thursday. The panel on cybersecurity took place during a luncheon hosted by the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, the state’s chamber of commerce. It…
