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CISA review recommends security upgrades for Porter County election office; staff seeking quotes
Summary
The Porter County Election Board received a confidential Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) review and staff outlined recommended physical-security fixes, including window tinting and cage/window modifications; staff are collecting quotes and assigning deadlines for implementation.
Porter County election office staff told the board they received a confidential review from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and are moving to implement recommended physical-security improvements.
The staff member said the CISA review arrived in January and is a password-protected, roughly 25-page confidential document. The staff member told the board they distilled CISA’s recommendations into a list of vulnerabilities and proposed solutions and assigned deadlines and responsible staff.
Among the suggestions staff highlighted were installing privacy tint on windows that allow passersby to see election-computer screens and modifying a basement equipment cage and its surrounding windows so that a single pane would break rather than shatter if struck. Staff said they are gathering vendor quotes and expect to have some of the work completed before office staff return to the building.
A board member asked for clarification about the acronym; a staff member read it back to the board as “Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,” and confirmed it is a Department of Homeland Security agency.
No formal board vote was recorded; staff said they will proceed to gather quotes and schedule work items based on CISA’s recommendations and the board’s review.
