How Does the Federal Government Keep Elections Secure?

The security of the electoral process has become a paramount concern for cybersecurity experts in recent years. From foreign meddling to disinformation campaigns, election officials and their cyber teams have security top of mind.

While states and local communities are in charge of the technology and data needed to run an election, federal agencies play a key role in helping to ensure the integrity of a process that is fundamental to democracy.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency describes election infrastructure as an assembly of systems and networks that includes voter registration databases and associated IT systems; IT infrastructure and systems used to manage elections; voting systems and associated infrastructure; and storage facilities for election and voting system infrastructure.