Tech ISAC's election-security group issues white paper on vulnerability disclosure

The election-security arm of the tech sector info-sharing center has produced a white paper describing a multipronged effort underway on coordinated vulnerability disclosure for election systems, an issue high on the priority list of DHS' Cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Agency.

The paper was issued Thursday by the Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center's Elections Industry-Special Interest Group.

It notes vulnerability disclosure challenges specific to elections systems and calls for “Federal and state election authorities with responsibility for testing...