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Both groups have their annual meetings this week in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For state and local election officials, the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-security-2024-threats-cybersecurity-russia-69b130e9896a8e8a229b7a668000183f\">security challenges<\/a> keeps growing. Among them: potential <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-security-iran-2020-voting-cybersecurity-c2faa52ffa3009f53232e4d89053980c\">cyberattacks<\/a> waged by <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-united-states-government-russia-arizona-3cbfa1c46051416fac1f4183774a0f05\">foreign governments<\/a>, criminal ransomware gangs attacking computer systems and the persistence of election misinformation that has led to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-workers-threats-trump-georgia-indictment-5b056e2c97bfd7146b3bd19cf7f9f588\">harassment of election officials<\/a> and undermined public confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just in the past few weeks, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-robocalls-artificial-intelligence-new-hampshire-texas-a8665277d43d05380d2c7594edf27617\">AI-generated robocalls surfaced<\/a> in New Hampshire before the state\u2019s presidential primary and a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/georgia-fulton-county-elections-cyberattack-2024-13c815fd5364689002b8e95fbc6614c8\">cyberattack<\/a> affecting the local government in Fulton County, Georgia, has created challenges for its election office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CISA program includes 10 new hires, all of whom join the federal agency with extensive election experience. They will be based throughout the country and join other staff already in place that have been conducting cyber and physical security reviews for election offices that request them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency was formed in the aftermath of the 2016 election, when <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-donald-trump-iran-moscow-elections-c640ed02202c9d44f0ad186ebd0b3396\">Russia sought to interfere<\/a> with a multipronged effort that included accessing and releasing campaign emails and scanning <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/illinois-protecting-against-russian-election-tampering-6e21221f5f934ce4bffc39cc788b9810\">state voter registration systems<\/a> for vulnerabilities. Election systems were designated as <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/united-states-government-64a7228c974d43009cdfc2b98766320b\">critical infrastructure,<\/a> alongside the nation\u2019s banks, dams and nuclear power plants, opening them up to receiving additional support from the federal government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CISA <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-security-2024-cybersecurity-misinformation-cisa-b374e32925e1f9d14c9003a1a182d24b\">Director Jen Easterly<\/a> announced plans for the program at a July meeting of the state election directors in South Carolina. The new team will be entirely focused on elections, which is critical because of the complexities surrounding voting that vary by jurisdiction, said CISA Senior Advisor Cait Conley, who leads the agency\u2019s election security efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnderstanding the complexity of each state\u2019s election operating environment and their security needs is critical to us being effective partners in helping them mitigate those needs and ensuring the infrastructure security and resilience,\u201d Conley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new advisers include the former state election director in Texas, Keith Ingram; the former chief information officer for the Ohio Secretary of State\u2019s Office, Spencer Wood; and the former elections supervisor in Escambia County, Florida, David Stafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know what they are up against, particularly in the smaller jurisdictions. I want to be there to help them prepare for what\u2019s ahead and support them on the good and more challenging days by linking them to our expertise and services,\u201d said Lori Augino, another of the new election security advisers who previously served as the state election director in Washington state. \u201cThe resiliency of our election system depends on this network of support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State election officials welcomed the additional help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo county is going through this alone without partners and no state is going through this alone without partners. 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