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James Woolsey talks to Security magazine about election security and electromagnetic pulses

5 minutes with James Woolsey – On securing U.S. voting systems now and into the future

November 3, 2020

Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director R. James Woolsey Jr., a veteran of four presidential administrations and one of the nation’s leading intelligence experts, believes we should be worried about election security on a number of levels — though he says there are some relatively easy fixes. Woolsey discusses security threats surrounding the voting process, measures that can be put in place to mitigate those risks, as well as the biggest security threat to the U.S. outside of election security.

Can the U.S. election be hacked? Well yes it can but not in the way you think.

Could the U.S. Presidential election be hacked?

Tyler Moore

October 30, 2020

The answer is yes, but the how may be different than you think.

Tennessee election committee focusing on video surveillance and physical security for November election

Tennessee county to focus on physical security for November election poll sites

September 17, 2020

The Hamilton County Election Commission in Tennessee plans to utilize money from the Federal Cares Act to focus on physical security in time for the November election.

Millions of Americans' voter info is offered up for sale in Russia

September 2, 2020

Moscow-based business newspaper Kommersant reported this week that the voter details for millions of Americans is being offered for sale on a Russian hacking site.

Florida Prepares for Possible 2020 Election Security Breaches

July 23, 2019

Local elections offices in Florida received funds on July 8 to be used for 2020 election security improvements, according to a news report.

Election Systems Now Designated as 'Critical Infrastructure'

January 7, 2017

The Obama administration has designated the country’s election infrastructure as ‘critical,’ to add federal protections to voting systems.

First Cyberattack on Florida Election System Uncovered

March 18, 2013

Requests for 2,500 absentee ballots, many originating from a few IP addresses overseas, caught the attention of fraud-detection software and election officials as the first cyberattack on an electronic election process.

ID Management -- Voter ID

Judge Blocks Pennsylvania Voter ID Requirement

October 2, 2012

Concerns about voter disenfranchisement and the logistics of providing adequate numbers of photo IDs before the November 6 election were the top reasons Judge Simpson cited for blocking the law.