This article is from cnet.com by Laura Hautala:

Election security was headed in a hopeful direction early this year. But speakers at the Black Hat security conference made it clear Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic has brought new challenges to making sure every vote counts.

Federal election officials have been planning since early this year to address the changes the coronavirus pandemic will bring to elections, Christopher Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said in a talk at the virtual conference. As the agency charged with helping elections agencies take on cybersecurity challenges, CISA predicts voters will need to spend extra time planning how to vote. Krebs says voters will have to be patient, especially when results take longer than usual to be tabulated.

Krebs urged the audience of security experts to offer help to local election officials. “Be a part of the solution,” he said.

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