Homeland Security speeds up election security aid to states
A top cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that he expects the department to complete rigorous election security tests requested by a number of states by April.
Bob Kolasky, the acting deputy undersecretary in Homeland Security’s cyber unit, acknowledged previous reports of a backlog of risk and vulnerability assessments, which the department has offered to states as part of its designation of election infrastructure as critical.
Politico reported in late December that states faced up to 9-month waits for the thorough assessments, leaving little time before the 2018 midterm elections for states to mitigate any potential flaws in their voting systems.
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