CISA at Regional News Conference Addresses Election Security Concerns
October 26, 2024/
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) yesterday held a virtual news conference in the Mid-Atlantic region (CISA Region 3), with CISA Director Jen Easterly to discuss steps being taken to ensure the security and resilience of the 2024 elections. During the conference, Easterly said that in her role, she has spent over three years traveling the country working with state and local election officials…
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Cisa has personnel in all 50 states and the U.S. territories who work with election infrastructure stakeholders to share information; conduct physical security assessments of election facilities; conduct infrastructure resilience surveys; assist with obtaining security clearances; and offer resources, training, and access to other CISA products and services.聽
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A news conference was held yesterday in Region 3 of the The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which includes Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. CISA Director Jen Easterly discussed reasons why no matter who you vote for, you can have confidence that your vote will be cast. She mentioned that machines Americans use to cast their ballots are not connected to the internet. Also, over 97% of registered voters will cast their ballots in jurisdictions where there will be a paper record that they themselves can verify.聽
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She adds that those safeguards include cybersecurity protections, physical access controls, pre-election testing of equipment to ensure accuracy, and post-election audits.
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With Election Day fast approaching, and early voting having already started, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is addressing concerns about the security of the election process. CISA Director Jen Easterly at a Mid-Atlantic-news conference yesterday said the agency is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with election officials across the U.S. and is providing more resources in more jurisdictions than ever before…
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She says all of that is featured on the #Protect 2024 website on Cisa.gov.
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If you’re concerned about the integrity of the 2024 election process, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) director Jen Easterly at a聽news conference yesterday says given all of the support they are providing and work they are doing with election officials across the country, the election community has never been better prepared to deliver safe and secure, free and fair elections…
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She says election officials have prepared and trained for these scenarios for years and so they have contingency plans in place to deal with the disruptions.聽
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Additional information from CISA:
The following is our guidance related to AI and elections:
Both links are from聽www.CISA.gov聽
Additionally,聽#Protect2024聽is CISA’s official election security page for everyone to visit and learn more.
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