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Cybersecurity, Operations
Chain of Custody and Security: Current Realities & Key Security Practices
Election Security Exchange
Election administrators understand that safeguarding an election is as much about proving integrity as it is about counting ballots. Tracking ballot boxes, logging serial numbers, ... Read more
Cybersecurity
From Ballots to Budgets: Election Officials Leading on Cybersecurity Funding
Election Security Exchange
Election officials are no strangers to doing more with less, but navigating tight budgets while increasingly serving as de facto IT managers has introduced an ... Read more
Physical Security
Security Without the Scare: Preparing Election Workers for the Unexpected
Election Security Exchange
By MATT CRANE & TJ PYCHE As another Election Day quickly approaches, it is worth remembering: elections are serious, but democracy in action is deeply ... Read more
Operations
AI Glasses in the Election Office
Election Security Exchange
Election offices know the value of transparency, and being recorded is nothing new for election officials. Someone standing in your lobby with a phone, a ... Read more
Cybersecurity
First Things First: Website Security Fast Wins for Election Offices
Election Security Exchange
This practical guide from the Election Security Exchange is for local election officials and small teams, outlining five free-to-low-cost “fast win” actions to strengthen website ... Read more
Cybersecurity
The Modern Perimeter: Securing Cloud Identity and Services
Election Security Exchange
The footprint of modern elections is broader than ever. The infrastructure that enables elections no longer only sits on premises. Much of the work of ... Read more
Cybersecurity
Election Security Exchange
What July’s AI Agent Breakout Means for Election Offices By Mike Moser This July, two of the world’s leading AI labs, also known as “frontier ... Read more
Operations
First Things First: Quick Wins to Limit Risk of Insider Threats
Election Security Exchange
This document is a practical guide outlining five low-cost, low-effort “quick wins” that local election offices can implement to reduce insider threat risks, from reporting ... Read more
Cybersecurity
Election Security Exchange
Phishing Campaign Assessments send simulated phishing emails to employees to evaluate how likely they are to fall for real phishing attacks. The goal is to ... Read more
Cybersecurity
Talking to the Public About Cybersecurity
Election Security Exchange
Proactive Messages and Effective Communications in an Incident Effective public communications about cybersecurity are imperative. The public reaction to any cyber incident may be amplified ... Read more