Easterly: ‘Low-level’ cyber threats expected on Election Day unlikely to impact outcomes, integrity of voting

CISA Director Jen Easterly says cyber attacks are expected to target election infrastructure in the build-up to certifying results but are unlikely to impact the integrity of voting due to extensive preparations by state and local officials.

“Given the multiple layers of safeguards, the cybersecurity protections, the physical access controls, the pre-election testing of equipment for accuracy [and] the post-election audits,” Easterly told reporters on Monday, “it would not be possible for a bad actor to tamper with or manipulate...