Senate Intel panel releases updated election security findings, recommendations

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released complete election security findings and recommendations that fleshed out Russia's motives behind its alleged digital interference and added more suggestions for bolstering defenses.

Two months after releasing a draft, leaders of the panel finalized their report that found Russia was determined to undermine voter confidence in the 2016 election, but saw no evidence that vote tallies or voter registration information was altered.

The committee recommends that states expand so-called Albert sensors, an offshoot of the DHS EINSTEIN program to monitor threats aimed at federal agencies.

The report also recommends that state and local election administrators consider creating education programs to make sure voters check on their registration in advance of an election.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/08/senate-intel-election-security-576754

[procon]

1. Well, that's a big relief... NOT!

According to the Republican-led panel, they investigated and there was nothing to see here, move along. There's no coordinated national policy on strengthening state and local election systems, nothing like certified minimum standards? No new cabinet level cyber security agency.

And what's with the limited scope that only looked at "vote tallies or voter registration". Where's the assurances that voters were not influenced by all the activities of Russian tolls in coordinated social media attacks? Where is the new plan to make sure there isn't a repeat performance in the next election?

[byronius]

2. History's going to be harsh on this ridiculous whitewash.

The villains of this story will loom large for generations.

[Shipwack]

3. Depends on who ends up writing the text books... nt

[byronius]

4. Point.

[Shipwack]

5. I just noticed your tag-line. I love Ellison! NT

[byronius]

6. He's a great writer.