US Cybersecurity Agency Unveils Election Infrastructure Plan 40 Days Before Midterms

On Thursday, just about 40 days before the midterm elections in November, the US cybersecurity agency introduced a new security strategy for election infrastructure. This plan highlights possible threats to election systems and details how the agency will aid election officials in maintaining vote integrity. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had promised to share this strategy by mid-August. Its release coincides with the Trump administration's push to enhance state support for protecting voting systems. However, election officials feel these efforts are delayed, as the administration had previously cut the agency's election security functions last year, forcing officials to turn to private support. Mullin remarked that "Election security is national security," stressing the plan's importance for fair elections.