State Maggie Toulouse Oliver says new federal
funding is needed to bolster cyber security in
counties that are too small to hire information
technology specialists. There are seven counties
in the state with fewer than 5,000 residents;
Harding County is home to about 700.
State election chiefs gathered in Santa Fe for
the first time since the release of special counsel
Robert Mueller’s report documenting Russian
meddling in the 2016 election.
California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla said
he, too, is concerned about so-called soft
cybersecurity threats, beyond voting equipment
or software, such as predatory phishing for
security weaknesses among election workers.
“You can read the Mueller report on what the
most effective strategies were that the Russians
engaged in, and most cyber experts will tell
you that it’s still phishing attempts that are
rampant,” he said.
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