Election Security Perspectives From Intelligence and Election Cybersecurity Experts

Deterring election interference remains an ongoing challenge for national security institutions and election administration agencies. The primary areas of concern are voter registration databases, voting machines, and outdated election infrastructure standards that are vulnerable to malign foreign interference.

Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and J. Alex Halderman, the Bredt Family Professor of Engineering and a professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, agreed
to share their expert insights into the state of U.S. election security.