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Planning Desk, Week E-23: Eradication—Remove the Cause, Not Just the Symptom
Published May 27, 2026
Eradication is the step in the Incident Response Process that determines whether you resolve an incident or prolong it. Containment stops the spread; recovery brings ... Read more
Advisory: Incendiary or Explosive Devices
Published May 26, 2026
Over the past few years, including during the 2026 primary season, polling places, election offices, and ballot drop boxes have been targeted by explosive or ... Read more
Planning Desk, Week E-24: Containment—Stop the Spread Before You Fix Anything
Published May 20, 2026
When responding to an incident, after analysis tells you what happened, the pressure becomes immediate: get the office back to normal. Phones are ringing, leadership ... Read more
Situation Room: Threats and the Personal Information Trail
Published May 20, 2026
The case file from an April conviction in an Ohio federal court demonstrates how the availability of personal information can disguise threat actors, help them ... Read more
Newsletter: Issue 16
Published May 20, 2026
In this edition of the Election Security Exchange Newsletter: Situation Room: Threats and harassment directed at public officials in Ohio and Indiana exemplify the risk ... Read more
Situation Room: AI-Powered Bug Hunting: A New Challenge for Security
Published May 13, 2026
AI company Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude Mythos, recently scanned the Firefox web browser for vulnerabilities. The AI tool uncovered 271 vulnerabilities in the software ... Read more
Planning Desk, Week E-25: Analysis – From Signal to Decision
Published May 13, 2026
As detailed in our previous Planning Desk, detection tells you something happened. Analysis tells you what it is, how bad it is, and who needs ... Read more
Newsletter: Issue 15
Published May 13, 2026
In this edition of the Election Security Exchange Newsletter: Situation Room: AI tools can now find software vulnerabilities that humans might never detect, reshaping your ... Read more
Situation Room: Equipment Security Requires a 360-Degree View
Published May 6, 2026
Election offices operate complex, distributed systems involving hardware, software, vendors, temporary workers, and real-time decision-making under pressure. Any one of those elements, if compromised, can ... Read more
Newsletter: Issue 14
Published May 6, 2026
In this edition of the Election Security Exchange Newsletter: Situation Room: A theft in Florida and decertification in Texas exemplify that compromises to election equipment ... Read more