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Published on 06.01.2021
Election Security Spotlight – Why Election Offices Should Perform Security AssessmentsA security assessment is a thorough, proactive study of an organization’s systems that helps identify security challenges and implement solutions...
Published on 04.16.2021
Election Security Spotlight – What Is A Vulnerability Disclosure Program?A Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) is a way for an organization to enable outside researchers to test its systems and report vulnerabilitie...
Published on 03.16.2021
Election Security Spotlight – What is a Managed Service Provider?What is a Managed Service Provider? A Managed Service Provider (MSP) is a vendor that offers IT management to ensure workstations, servers, and n...
Published on 02.12.2021
Election Security Spotlight – Open Source ProductsWhat are Open Source Products? Open source products are applications and software that have their underlying code (the building blocks of the pro...
Published on 01.15.2021
Election Security Spotlight – Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)What it is Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is security software that is deployed on workstations and servers, commonly referred to as “endp...
Published on 12.18.2020
Election Security Spotlight – Virtual Private Network (VPN) for Election OfficesWhat it is Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) encrypt and transmit data allowing a user to securely connect to the internet or access a remote netwo...
Published on 11.20.2020
Election Security Spotlight – Election 2020: Conducting After Action ReviewsWhat it is An After Action Review (AAR) is a retrospective analysis performed after an event. AARs are used by election offices to study and impr...
Published on 10.17.2020
Election Security Spotlight – Secure Web BrowsingWhat it is: Secure web browsing involves the use of tools and techniques to protect users from cyberattacks, malware, or other cybersecurity vuln...
Published on 09.25.2020
Election Security Spotlight – Disinformation and MisinformationWhat it is: Disinformation is false or inaccurate information deliberately spread with malicious intent, while misinformation is its unintention...
Published on 07.17.2020
Election Security Spotlight – Domain Name System (DNS)What it is: The Domain Name System (DNS) converts domain names (ex: www.example[.]com) that users enter into a web browser to Internet Protocol (...
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