Former CISA cyber chief Manfra emphasizes need for partnerships as Election Day approaches

Former CISA cyber leader Jeanette Manfra sees partnerships as key to the cyber agency’s work with election officials and critical infrastructure owners with 25 days to go until Election Day and further evolution to come with the incoming administration.

“The role that CISA plays in election security has always been very delicate,” Manfra said, emphasizing that the “core thing that should never go away” is the government sharing information on threats to the election community.

The election community has “lots...