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Local Electoral Jurisdictions Upgrade Voting Infrastructure to Boost Trust and Participation

State Tech Magazine

In a state-of-the-art warehouse in Los Angeles County, protected by biometric security and other advanced measures, is a vast, deployable network just waiting for the next election.

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Election Cybersecurity Is a Matter of National Security

State Tech Magazine

From voter registration databases to electronic voting machines, our election infrastructure is in hackers’ crosshairs, and hardening it is a matter of national security. As we race toward Nov. 5, state leaders must consider cybersecurity’s role in safeguarding election integrity.

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Arctic Wolf CISO Outlines Election Security Measures

State Tech Magazine

With election security a top concern, Arctic Wolf commissioned the Center for Digital Government to survey over 130 state and local government leaders about their perceived state of readiness. StateTech talked to Arctic Wolf CISO Adam Marrè about the survey findings and how election officials and IT leaders can safeguard the vote.

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6 Steps (and More) for Improving Election Security for Local Agencies

State Tech Magazine

As the 2024 election season continues, local jurisdictions administering voting sites should seek to ensure strong cybersecurity for their organizations. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency provides some starting points for doing so in its #Protect2024 campaign. Here are six steps recommended by CISA.

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Cybersecurity front and center in voting innovation

GCN

Ensuring votes have a paper trail is a far better solution than relying on emerging, unproven technologies, election security experts say.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: Election Security

Disaster Zone blog

How secure is vote by mail?

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How governments can transform services securely in the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

Public sector organizations around the world share a common concern: how can they make sure their digital transformation maintains data security? These leaders are often surprised to hear that security can be a digital transformation enabler—even an accelerator—once they demonstrate that modern technology can be safer than legacy IT.

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