Fastcompany iconFastcompanySep 24, 2026 ~1 min source read

CISA issues election infrastructure security plan 40 days before midterms

The plan, which Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had originally promised to release by mid-August, comes after the Trump administration has been trying to kick-start efforts to help states protect voting systems. CISA, as it's known, was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-security-cisa-2026-secre...

CISA issues election infrastructure security plan 40 days before midterms

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The plan, which Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had originally promised to release by mid-August, comes after the Trump administration has been trying to kick-start efforts to help states...

CISA, as it's known, was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-security-cisa-2026-secre...

The nation's cybersecurity agency on Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November's midterms, laying out potential threats to election systems and listing services it...

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The plan, which Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had originally promised to release by mid-August, comes after the Trump administration has been trying to kick-start efforts to help states protect voting systems. CISA, as it's known, was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-security-cisa-2026-secre... The nation's cybersecurity agency on Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November's midterms, laying out potential threats to election systems and listing services it would offer to election officials to protect the vote.

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  • Election officials have argued that such efforts are too little, too late after the Trump administration gutted the agency's election security work last year, forcing the officials to pay for private...

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The nation's cybersecurity agency on Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November's midterms, laying out potential threats to election systems and listing services it would offer to election officials to protect the vote.

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