Campaign TREND. 2 Election Security Plans.

Campaign: For Massachusetts election official, the Secretary of State

The 2 competing election hacking plans:

• Plan 1:
  • add 7-10 full-time cybersecurity specialists
  • create the Cybersecurity Operations Center
    •  operate on a 24/7 basis and monitor the office’s voting data
  •  risk-limiting audits to be conducted after all state and federal elections
• Plan 2 from the 7 term incumbent
  • continue to only use paper ballots
  • store  voters’ personal information off the internet
  • exisiting IT staff and standards that have been working

WWLP | Secretary candidates describe approaches to election security