Strong Elections Are Cyber STRONG…Are You?
With real and persistent cyber threats to the election community, securing your elections has never been more important.
Becoming Cyber STRONG
Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. At the EI-ISAC, we believe the security of the entire election community is better when we work together. Our role is to support the entire community with tools and best practices to help keep our elections Cyber STRONG. By taking the following decisive actions, you can make huge strides toward securing the election process in your jurisdiction, continuing the important work you're already doing to instill public confidence in the election process.
Stay connected with the larger election community.
Action: Sign up to become a member of the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC).
Level of Effort: 10 minutes
Benefit: The EI-ISAC has a community of 3,000+ election offices that actively meet and help you stay up-to-date on the latest election-focused threats. Members get instant access to no-cost cybersecurity tools and election-specific cyber threat intelligence.
Stay connected with the larger election community.
Action: Sign up to become a member of the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC).
Level of Effort: 10 minutes
Benefit: The EI-ISAC has a community of 3,000+ election offices that actively meet and help you stay up-to-date on the latest election-focused threats. Members get instant access to no-cost cybersecurity tools and election-specific cyber threat intelligence.
Conduct cybersecurity tabletop exercises with your team.
Action:Consider different risk scenarios and prepare for potential cyber threats with quick and effective tabletop exercises. Remind staff and seasonal employees to think before they click to avoid phishing scams. Learn more about phishing
Level of Effort: As little as one hour per month
Benefit: Greatly reduce the risk of cyber threats by ensuring your team is trained and ready.
Proactively block harmful network traffic.
Action: Sign up for our no-cost web security solution, Malicious Domain Blocking & Reporting (MDBR). Get device-level cyber defense. Enroll your workstations and servers in our no-cost Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) service. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Level of Effort: As little as 15 minutes
Benefit: Reduce the risk of malware and ransomware incidents at no cost.
Counter mis-information by reporting inaccuracies in one place.
Action: Learn what mis-information is and how to report it.
Level of Effort: 5 minutes
Benefit: Reduce the spread of false information about elections.
Learn about best practices in election security.
Action: The Essential Guide to Election Security is your first-stop resource for election officials to build a program designed to meet individual needs and abilities of any given election office.
Level of Effort: As little as one hour
Benefit: Assess your cyber maturity and develop a cyber improvement plan.
Share with your community.
Action: Review the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) #TrustedInfo2022 Toolkit to help you get your message out.
Level of Effort: 10 minutes
Benefit: Raise public confidence in elections in your jurisdiction.
Are You In?
Making use of these no-cost, easy-to-implement tools, you can dramatically increase your election security. At the EI-ISAC, your security is our priority. If you want to learn more about how your election office can be Cyber STRONG, let’s talk!
Connect with an account specialist at [email protected]. And if you’re committed to these simple steps, download our custom Cyber STRONG logo to display in your election offices and feature in your email signature. Learn how the EI-ISAC can support election security in your jurisdiction.
