Elected Official Project Events2022 Workshop - April 2022
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Elected Officials ProjectIn December 2016, our election systems were designated as a critical infrastructure.
Additionally, there have been increasing suspicions about the security and integrity of our election systems across the nation. King County Office of Emergency Management and the Critical Infrastructure Workgroup sought Department of Homeland Security funding to support a cybersecurity project concerning our Washington State vote by mail election system. This project is targeting state and locally elected officials in the Central Puget Sound region. This will include Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions of King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties along with their associated cities and special purpose district elected officials and their Washington State House and Senate counterparts. Local elected officials will include county, city, and special purpose district elected leaders. A workshop will be conducted in the Spring of 2022 which will include panels of experts who will share policy level best practices, with presentations from individuals and organizations that have experienced cyberattacks, especially ransomware. The end purpose is to inform elected officials and to promote confidence in the physical security and cybersecurity of the Washington election system. A significant portion of the symposium will be dedicated to election security and the steps being taken to protect the state and local election systems. This will include maintaining the integrity of our voter rolls and the potential for cyber attacks on our existing defenses of our election systems. We hope to partner with the Office of the Secretary of State on this project. PNWER PNWER would conduct all administrative and contractual portions of the project, registration, etc. The role of a partner would be to advise on the event, help to drive the agenda items, and provide speaker and subject matter expertise suggestions. |
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