Election Security Tools & Resources
The Center for Internet Security (CIS), the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®), and the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (EI-ISAC®) provide many resources to support the cybersecurity needs of the election community.
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CIS supports election offices by providing cybersecurity services to secure non-voting systems and data. These cybersecurity services operate only on the day-to-day administrative networks and systems of election offices and in no way interact with the technology used to collect and count votes.
Cybersecurity and Elections
Election offices use a significant amount of technology that has nothing to do with the actual casting or counting of ballots. Election officials depend on cybersecurity services to protect these non-voting systems. Learn about how this all works together in this resource.
Albert Network Monitoring and Management
Albert Network Monitoring is a network security solution provided to election offices to help secure non-voting technology, the computers and servers related to day-to-day administrative functions of the election office.
Albert and Election Security
Albert is a cybersecurity service that many election officials count on to alert them about network-level cyber threats to their non-voting systems. Learn about what Albert does and does not do in this resource.
Albert Support to State and Local Governments
Albert is a passive intrusion detection system (IDS), specifically attuned to look for threats to U.S. state and local governments. Learn about intrusion detection systems and Albert’s unique support to the public sector in this blog post.
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Albert sensors passively monitor network traffic data, providing security alerts for known cyber threats that are detected. Albert sensors, in combination with a layered defense-in-depth approach to cybersecurity, are proven to be highly effective in protecting against cyber threats, including known ransomware.
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Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Service
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is a device-level cybersecurity service to help secure non-voting technology, the computers and servers related to day-to-day administrative functions of the election office
This program was originally funded to provide EDR at no cost nationwide; however, that funding ended on October 1, 2025. Current members will continue receiving the service at no cost through December 31, 2026. To ensure continuous protection after that date, election offices can transition to CIS Managed Detection and Response (MDR), a cost‑effective replacement service.
MS-ISAC Membership for Elections Offices
Membership in the EI-ISAC for election offices is included when you join the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). Election offices and associations can join the MS-ISAC as members, ensuring access to numerous cybersecurity services and resources.
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RABET-V
The Rapid Architecture-Based Election Technology Verification (RABET-VTM) program is a rapid, reliable, and cost-effective approach to support election offices in verifying the security, reliability, and risks of non-voting election systems like electronic pollbooks and election night reporting systems.
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