Securing the Vote: Global Lessons for U.S. Election Officials
Join us at 2 p.m. ET on April 29 for a conversation on global cybersecurity lessons for U.S. election officials navigating an uncertain landscape
Over the past 18 months, there have been mounting concerns about the reduction in federal support for election infrastructure cybersecurity. As uncertainty has grown about the availability of federal resources, state and local election officials have begun looking for other models for effective cybersecurity.
Around the world, election officials in other countries face cyber-related threats every day. Just like state and local election offices in the U.S., these officials must navigate varying resources, changing threat environments, and different local contexts to identify solutions that work best for them. Their experiences can provide insights and lessons for American election officials approaching the current operational environment.
Join us at 2 p.m. ET on April 29 for a conversation with international election experts about global lessons for navigating an uncertain cybersecurity threat environment.
Dr. Tarun Chaudhary and Nicole Leaver from the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) will share insights from their ongoing research and partnerships with election officials around the world. IFES experts draw on industry standards to develop practical frameworks for election cybersecurity in different contexts across the globe. Professor Holly Ann Garnett (Royal Military College of Canada) is co-director of the Election Integrity Project, a global network of academics and practitioners that engages in empirical research on issues related to election quality around the world. Her research focuses on how election integrity can be strengthened throughout the electoral cycle, including the role of cybersecurity.
Books & Ballots is a webinar series – and now found on Substack and as a podcast on Spotify – hosted in partnership with Ready for Tuesday, the Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR), and MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL).