As the world navigates the complexities of modern elections, integrating technologies grows as a key strategy in maintaining integrity and trust in — as well as safety of — political systems worldwide.
A potential scandal to upend voter confidence could take any number of forms, but in the cybersecurity industry, the thinking inevitably turns to the technological aspect of a possible cyberattack.
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.
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.
