I received an email the other day inviting us to join an Election Cybersecurity Workshop for Nevada and other states – on Thursday, June 17th, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Pacific daylight time.
USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative is a nonpartisan independent project to help protect U.S. campaigns and elections, made possible by generous support from Google. In 2020, starting with an inaugural workshop in Maryland, we presented election cybersecurity workshops for each of the 50 states – most virtually because of the pandemic.
In 2021, cybersecurity threats have evolved, disinformation is growing, and tools to address both challenges have changed, and since the majority of our survey respondents from last year said they have changed their habits (e.g. changed their password to a more complicated one and adopted 2-factor authentication) we updated our presentations and are providing free cybersecurity information features, all delivered by video and online.
The workshop will include a new 2021 guide to free cybersecurity resources from government and industry, updated security tips for campaigns, election workers, academics and others on topics including cybersecurity and cyber safety, disinformation and misinformation, and crisis response. And new for 2021, our workshops will have live briefings from Washington DC on foreign threats to U.S. elections, as well as an opportunity for a recognition of attendance that you can bring back to your organization to let them know that you have taken this workshop (can be requested on the registration form).
This workshop is free and open to the public. To register, please click the RSVP link at https://uscfourthregional.eventbrite.com/
You can see more details about this initiative at https://www.electionsecurity.usc.edu – and you can sign up for weekly email updates to stay informed and see upcoming events.