CISA official highlights agency’s cyber tools at hearing on threats to elections, workers

CISA is emphasizing “field-based assistance” and customized tools to help state and local officials secure election systems, a senior official testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, while pointing to significant progress since 2016 on information sharing, situational awareness and building resilience into the system.

“CISA's election-focused mission is to ensure that state and local election officials and their private sector partners have the necessary information and tools to successfully manage risk and build resiliency in the nation's election infrastructure. Our...