Election security officials are warning of possible retaliation from Iran in the form of election meddling.
this week highlighting how tensions with Iran raise the stakes in securing voter systems.
“The world we live in today is one where asymmetric warfare is the norm, and cyberattacks have become the weapon of choice for rogue regimes like Iran," Warner said. “Soleimani's death amplifies our state's preparations.”Voters cast their ballot during early voting at a polling station in Chicago, Oct. 31, 2016.
State officials across the map have been in touch with the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency , which convened a briefing phone call with cyber stakeholders around the country after the Soleimani strike last week. Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf met with CISA Director Chris Krebs on Thursday to discuss “election security and resilience” as part of the effort to defend against Iran’s potential cyber activities, according toMaria Benson, a spokeswoman with the National Association of Secretaries of State, told ABC News earlier this week that states have also been “diligently shoring up election security and defenses since 2016 against malicious actors, regardless of country.
The cybersecurity threat in elections first emerged in 2016, when U.S. officials said Russian hackers likely targeted systems in all 50 states -- what some compared to rattling door handles -- and said that some were able to get through. In two Florida counties, for example, Russian hackers were able to successfully infiltrate voter databases.The gates of Kremlin and the Kremlin are pictured on Oct. 31, 2013 in Moscow.
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