Solution Brief
Executive Summary
Election security is a top-of-mind concern for federal, state, and local governments, given increasing efforts by foreign players to target U.S. elections. Election systems in many jurisdictions face a significant risk of compromise because of inadequate funding for cybersecurity. Federal funding of $425 million in the 2020 budget from the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) will help address some of these needs, but state and local governments will need to be strategic in how they invest those dollars.
Given that many jurisdictions lack sufficient cybersecurity staff, the most effective solution is to move toward an integrated network security approach featuring automated capabilities, such as the Fortinet Security Fabric. Such a strategy integrates a next-generation firewall (NGFW) with identity management and access control, software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) capabilities to support precinct and field users, sophisticated endpoint protection and response, user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) to spot and mitigate insider risk as well as external threats, and advanced threat protection using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
Securing Democracy: Supporting Integrated and Effective Election Security
Many jurisdictions lack sufficient cybersecurity staff, the most effective solution is an integrated network security approach featuring automated capabilities.
