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Planning Desk, Week E-26: Detection – Notice It Early, Name It Clearly
Published May 6, 2026
Detection is the hinge of every Incident Response Plan because you cannot respond to an incident you didn’t notice. It is the step most offices ... Read more
Newsletter: Issue 13
Published April 29, 2026
In this edition of the Election Security Exchange Newsletter: Situation Room: Filming of voters at polling places in Michigan tests the balance between transparency, voter ... Read more
Situation Room: Filming and “First Amendment” Claims
Published April 27, 2026
Election offices are increasingly encountering individuals, sometimes described as “First Amendment auditors” or content creators, who film inside or around election offices, government facilities, and ... Read more
Planning Desk, Week E-27: Formatting Your Incident Response Plan
Published April 27, 2026
Election officials bear responsibility for election security, so they need their own election-specific Incident Response Plan to address situations that may impact election infrastructure. Whether ... Read more
Cybersecurity Fast Wins: Five Steps Every Election Office Can Take This Month
Published April 24, 2026
You run elections. You should not need a six figure budget or a dedicated cybersecurity team to run a secure office. The highest impact steps ... Read more
Advisory: Backdoor Access Installed in WordPress Website Plugins
Published April 24, 2026
WordPress is free, open-source software used to build and run websites. It powers more than 40 percent of the sites on the internet (W3Techs, April ... Read more
Where AI Meets Elections: What Officials Need to Demand
Published April 23, 2026
By Spencer Wood Recently, Anthropic (makers of Claude) announced that its latest AI model found thousands of previously unknown security flaws in every major operating ... Read more
Newsletter: Issue 12
Published April 22, 2026
In this edition of the Election Security Exchange Newsletter: In This Issue: Situation Room: Missteps in election night reporting highlight the importance of preparing to ... Read more
Situation Room: Reporting Errors Reveal Operational Vulnerabilities
Published April 22, 2026
Elections are highly complex processes, and each process and step carries the risk of human or technical error. Ballot counting and results reporting are not ... Read more
Planning Desk, Week E-28: Building All-Hazards Resilience
Published April 22, 2026
While the causes of emergencies vary greatly, the potential effects do not. This means that jurisdictions can plan to deal with effects common to several ... Read more