Category Archives: election data breach

Lege TREND. Disclosure of Election Hacks. Disclosure, Good for the Goose & the Gander?

The legislation: Congress’ Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security Act (ALERTS Act)

The government disclosure requirement: 

  • Disclosue to state and local officials and Members of Congress i
  • Disclose credible evidence of an unauthorized intrusion into an election system
  • If they have a reasonable basis to believe that such intrusion could have resulted in voter information being altered or otherwise affected.
  • Rquires state & local officials to alert potentially…

Business TREND. Nonprofit for Campaign CyberSecurity

Who: Defending Digital Campaigns, the nonprofit spinoff of a Harvard cybersecurity project

What: FEC is considering allow campigns to get free cybersecurity help

Why? Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris are disclosing funds spent on cybersecurity and the retention of cybersecurity experts

The catch: the nonprofit is founded by Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager

Slate | This Nonprofit Wants to Offer Political Campaigns Free Help With Cybersecurity

Lege TREND. Anatomy of an election security bill

Where: Georgia

The legislation: HB 392 (2019 | GA) 

What would this bill require:

  • the state Secretary of State
  • required to create security protocols for voter registration information
  • follow and be consistent with standards set by national cybersecurity and election organizations

Atlanta Journal Constitution | New safeguards for Georgia election security await Kemp’s signature

Business TREND. Industry Calls for First Amendment Rules with Data Privacy Rules.

Who: Facebook

What does Facebook want? It wants to know the rules of the game for political speech and the Constitution

Why? The government rather than a private comapny, like facebook shuld detemrine constitutional limitations

Variety | Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Says ‘We Need New Rules’ Regulating Political Speech

Lege TREND. Election Hacking. Low Rates of Voting in a Specific Statewide Race.

Georgia uses exclusively paperless ballots. The November 2018 election produced high numbers of people not voting for Lt. Governor.

A lawsuit seeks to invalidate that race due to the low voting numbers in that specific race and calling for forensic examination of the electronic voting machines.

Politico | Another Georgia voting kerfuffle

Regulatory TREND. Report on Election Security in the Keystone State. 5 Recommendations.

  • Use risk limiting audits for elections and voting practices
  • replace direct recording electronic systems with systems using voter-marked paper ballots 
  • No unfounded mandates for local election officials
  • train local and state election officials on cyber security
  • establish statewide cybersecurity practices

Blue Ribbon Commission on Pennsylvania Election Security (January 2019)