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.
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.
Election observers from the European Parliament and other international organizations were protected by close protection officers and security technology from G4S during the 2022 Lebanon election.
November is Infrastructure Security Month and a time to think about how organizations can contribute to the security and resilience of the U.S.'s essential services and functions.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in coordination with the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), hosted the nation’s annual election security exercise last week, bringing together federal, state, local, and private sector partners for the fourth annual Tabletop the Vote. More than 1,000 participants ran through hypothetical scenarios affecting election operations to share practices around cyber and physical incident planning, preparedness, identification, response, and recovery.
During the 2020 presidential election, Maryland’s Anne Arundel County Board of Elections partnered with a provider of cloud-based video surveillance and analytics to provide live, 24-7 video surveillance for 32 ballot boxes throughout the county to deter nefarious activities.
We live in a digital age, yet voting remains woefully outdated. The nation’s recent experience holding a presidential election during a pandemic highlights how important it is to modernize the voting process. The benefits of transitioning to online voting are numerous, including easier access as voters would no longer be required to wait in long lines and greater efficiency as votes would be tabulated electronically.
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