Security News > 2020 > January > FBI to inform election officials about hacking attempts

So said Shelby Pierson, the election security threats executive for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, speaking at an Election Assistance Commission event earlier this month.

It's probably a good idea for the FBI to warn local and state election officials of hacking attempts, and last week, it announced just that.

Each state has a chief official in charge of elections, but local governments and officials own and operate election systems on the ground.

Thus, the FBI's new policy mandates the notification of a chief state election official and local election officials of cyber threats to local election infrastructure.

Stephanie Murphy and Michael Waltz announced the bipartisan Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security to force the Department of Homeland Security to notify both state and local officials, along with members of Congress and possibly voters, of election system breaches.

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