Webinar
May 20, 2026
1:00 pm
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 are low cost and within reach this month. Smart security starts with simple habits.
Join the Election Security Exchange on May 20 at 1:00 PM ET as four experienced voices walk you through First Things First: Cybersecurity Fast Wins for Election Offices, a one page guide built for local offices and small teams. You will leave with five concrete steps you can take this week and a free tool to map what comes next.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Trevor Timmons | Election Security Exchange | Former Chief Information Officer, Colorado Secretary of State. Two decades of state-level election security work from the inside.
Geoff Hale | Visiting Fellow for Election Security, Center for Democracy and Technology | Former Associate Director, Election Security and Resilience, CISA. Ten years at CISA on the election security mission.
Grace Doyle | Election Security Cyber Navigator, Office of Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. The state-to-local cybersecurity bridge for Minnesota’s 87 counties.
Mark Stout | Director of Information Technology, Hocking County, Ohio. The practitioner’s view from a small, public facing election office.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- The five highest impact cybersecurity habits a small office can start this week
- How to run a 10 minute phishing refresher that staff will actually do
- How to separate office IT patching from voting system patching
- A free, nonpartisan tool to map your next steps once the basics are in place