Category Archives: election data breach

12 TEXAS INTERIM CHARGES. DATA SECURITY. 1 Select Committee.

House Committee on Appropriations 

#5  Trends in data security & cost savings Monitor the ongoing implementation of Article IX, Sec. 9.13 of the General Appropriations Act and determine if state agencies are realizing cost savings and/or security enhancements in state operations related to cybersecurity, information technology, and cloud computing. Study trends in cloud computing and IT delivery services, and identify whether additional cost efficiencies, economies of scale, or IT…

4 States. 4 Election Data Security Measures. + procurement Changes

  • West Virginia’s elections team added a cybersecurity expert from the state National Guard with a top-secret federal security clearance
  • Colorado “will now verify election results via an advanced statistical procedure called a risk-limiting audit.”
  • Rhode Island “will now verify election results via an advanced statistical procedure called a risk-limiting audit.”
  • Delaware is moving its voter-registration list off the state’s aging mainframe computer

There are also new federal guidelines for…

Regulatory Trend. State Elections Security Team from the North. Go Bears.

Wisconsin’s election officials have created a state elections security team, and here’s what you need to know:

  • Inter-agency Communication.  It will work with federal, state and local elections officials
  • Cyber security Infrastructure. Builds on cyber-security steps already taken
  • Best Practices. Establishes best practices to address ever-changing threats
  • Statewide Policies?  The team will consider whether to mandate that local clerks meet minimum security requirements for hardware and…

3 Options to Fund State Election Cyber Security

  • Direct State Funding
  • Federal Funding via National Institute of Standards and Technology, which Congressional budget bills defund
  • State Funding Via an agency that oversees election cybersecurity

8 States have a plan to replace their voting machines: MN, MI, NV, NM, CO, AR, MD, RI

Politico | Cash-strapped states brace for Russian hacking fight

Governing | State Election Officials Need Money to Boost Cybersecurity, But Where Will They Get It?

Election Vendors. Cybersecurity. Anatomy of a Hack and 3 Contracting Takeaways.

North Carolina’s electronic voting system in 2016 was hacked. The way hackers got in was through the company that provided the poll book- the electronic data that allows voting personnel to verify voters.

What changes we will we see to election procurement:

  • contracts will contain and require higher data security standards
  • vendors may be audited for data security purposes
  • election workers will be equiped to switch to paper ballots, if during voting, it is discovered that election data is…

Poll. Election Hacking Impacts Voter Turn out. 3 Key Pieces of Data.

A poll by Carbon Black reveals the concern level of voters for election integrity.

  • 27% of voters polled are considering not voting because of fear that their voter data will not be secure.
  • If the 27% hold true, that reduduces voters by 59 million voters
  • 45% think the 2018 elections will be impacted by cyber breaches

SC Media | Cybersecurity concerns may stop 59 million Americans from voting in 2018

The Steps Maryland took after hacker went for its voter information. Procurement Opportunity.

In August 2016, Maryland officials notices hackers were trying to get to voter information, that set off a flurry of legislator and regulator activity. Here’s where they ended up almost a year later:

  • legislators didn’t find out until it was in the news which ruffled feathers. suprise!
  • Within 3 days of noticing the hacking attempt,  state’s computer staff blocked the IP address from multiple parts of the network
  • The Maryland elections administrator notified the Governor’s cabinet
  • 2 weeks…

GOP Data Firm. Class Action Lawsuit. Voter Data. 3 Key Points.

GOP Data Firm, Deep Root Analytics, stored personal details of roughly 198 million citizens unprotected and publicly assessible. 

A cybersecurity firm says potentially all of America’s 200 million registered voters were exposed, including names, dates of birth, home addresses, phone numbers, and voter registration details.

The complaint: McAleer v. Deep Root

Business Insider Nordic | ‘The mother lode of all leaks’: A massive data breach exposed information that ‘you can use to steal an…