Official: CISA well-positioned for role on election-system vulnerability disclosure

LAS VEGAS. DHS’ cyber agency is eager to play a role ensuring election-system vulnerabilities are reported and fixed, the department’s vulnerability disclosure lead said, while urging vendors and researchers to collaborate on this critical national security issue.

Katie Trimble of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency discussed the issue in a “Voting Village” presentation Saturday at the Def Con hackers conference here.

On Friday, CISA Director Christopher Krebs appeared on a panel with Def Con founder Jeff Moss and...