This week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) hosted the nation’s largest annual election security exercise.

Cait Conley, Senior Advisor to the Director, will take on additional responsibilities supporting CISA’s election security efforts.

Cadisha Miceli follows her passion for public service in her role as Senior Security Coordinator for the City of Toronto.

Legislation to prevent election interference was reintroduced to the senate to protect election workers from harassment during voting periods. 

Ensuring digitized voting data remains secure from the time to someone votes until the election is over remains an international concern.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) announced that Steven Frid has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the agency. 

The threats of violence and violence against political candidates, elected officials, election workers and voters is harmful to the democratic process and to election security.

After concerns about misinformation spread via social media affecting the 2020 presidential election, Meta details their policies for voting information ahead of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.

By focusing on risk in elected official protection, security leaders can stay aware of emerging threats and prevent violent incidents from occurring.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a catalog of free services and tools available for state and local election officials to improve the cybersecurity and resilience of their infrastructure.