Cybersecurity experts: "Election security is a process, not a purchase" — require authenticated updates, logging and vendor disclosure
Sep 17, 2026
Center for Democracy & Technology and independent security experts urged the committee to build system and contract requirements for authenticated updates, data integrity, append‑only logs, and clear vulnerability disclosure, testing and remediation processes rather than treating security as a one‑time purchase.
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Jeff Hail of the Center for Democracy & Technology told the committee that election security must be treated as a multi‑decade program that includes both secure components and an ongoing security program to manage vulnerabilities, updates and monitoring.
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