CISA Unveils Election Security Plan Ahead of 2026 Midterms
CISA released an election security plan to help officials counter cyber and physical threats before the 2026 midterms.
CISA published an Election Infrastructure Security Plan on September 24 ahead of the November 3, 2026 US midterms. It warns that election systems are exposed through enterprise networks, outdated patch practices, statewide voter registration databases, and temporary workers. CISA says actors have attempted database breaches in all 50 states, with confirmed success in at least 20 over the past decade, and urges MFA, monitoring, paper ballots, and its free services. The plan does not mention EI-ISAC, whose funding Democrats have asked the administration to restore.
- CISA published the plan on September 24 for the November 3, 2026 midterms.
- Confirmed voter-database breaches hit at least 20 states over the past decade.
- Guidance covers patching, MFA, logging, paper ballots, and insider controls.
- Free CISA services include scanning, penetration testing, exercises, and the KEV catalog.
- The plan omits EI-ISAC after reported 2025 funding cuts.
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- United States
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The CISA plan provides guidance and resources for election officials to secure systems such as voter registration databases and voting machines
By James Coker · infosecurity-magazine.com
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