Cristopher Krebs, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and 2019 Wash100 Award winner, said during a House testimony that CISA will address electoral security through its Protect 2020 effort, The Hill reported Wednesday.
Krebs said in his testimony before the House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee that the project revolves around identifying cybersecurity priorities, fortifying election systems and addressing auditing issues to assist state and local officials ahead of the presidential election. He added that he plans to establish a long-term staff to work on election security and other cybersecurity operations such as electric grid protection as the need arises. The head of the CISA also plans to travel to Europe in April to conduct a study on electoral threats faced by nations across the Atlantic.
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