Security News > 2021 > February > How will cybersecurity change with a new US president? Pros identify the biggest needs
I checked in with Morgan Wright, chief security advisor for SentinelOne, a cybersecurity provider; Chris Roberts, hacker in residence at Semperis, a cybersecurity provider; and Alexander García-Tobar, CEO and co-founder of Valimail, a secure email provider, to obtain their insights on what the new administration's cybersecurity priorities should be.
As a leader in identity-based anti-phishing solutions, Valimail is particularly focused on email security best practices, as well as email security within the U.S. election infrastructure.
Ahead of the election, research we conducted showed a lack of adherence to email authentication standards for email domains associated with U.S. presidential campaigns, political action committees, U.S. state and county governments, and election system manufacturers.
Otherwise, the guidelines left a lot to be desired in terms of email security within the U.S. election infrastructure.
The Biden administration should encourage widespread DMARC and MFA use to improve email security.
Regarding email security and elections, there should be an explicit call-out in funding to have a national standard in place by 2022, or we will have a whole new election cycle open to manipulation.