For months now, local, state, and federal agencies, along with their private sector partners, have been investing in election security. Earlier this year we produced a three-part election security series in conjunction with Verizon and analyst firm, Forrester that looked at how government agencies were working to correct known issues from the 2016 election, address the issues introduced by the pandemic, and, of course, the on-going interference by bad actors.
Why not take a break from doom scrolling to learn how state and local governments have prepared for election security from experts who’ve been involved in the preparations? You can find all three parts of the podcast series linked below.
Part 1: Preparing for Safe and Secure Elections
Though state and local governments are responsible for the election infrastructure, the intricacies and the ability to have the best technologies to keep the election as secure is possible is the reality of the problem they are facing.” – Dr. Chase Cunningham, VP, Principal Analyst Serving Security & Risk Professionals at Forrester.
Listen to the podcast here.
Part 2: Ensuring Safety and Security on Election Day
I think we are in an interesting time, where we are faced with the perfect storm of the COVID-19 virus, new electronic voting means, the possibility for disinformation and social media attacks … This is a place where democracy is essentially under threat from a number of factors. The election is pivotal and being able to understand what might affect polling stations is critical.” – Dr. Chase Cunningham, VP, Principal Analyst Serving Security & Risk Professionals at Forrester.
Listen to the podcast here.
Part 3: Post-Election Day Security Strategies
A critical de-briefing with election officials and technology partners is a key element in the process … This includes looking at how well the network performed, what can be changed next time, when these changes will be implemented, and how will they be funded. We can always improve on an election, and this is part of the learning process.” – Al Gietl, Senior Client Executive at Verizon Business Group
Listen to the podcast here.
