CISA Reports No Significant Attacks On US Elections

Following early warnings of the threat of interference from malicious foreign hackers in advance of this week's US House and Senate elections the US election processes continues to be a target of interest for malicious actors. 

Now, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed there were a number of cyber attacks on State and local election websites during the 2022 midterms. 

Reassuringly, however, those early warnings have been heeded by the local-level government agencies responsible for running the elections and no significant harm has been identified. 

“Election systems that house voter registration information or manage non-voting election processes continue to be a target of interest for malicious threat actors,” says CISA's report. However, there has been no specific or credible threat to disrupt election infrastructure or Election Day operations. “We’ve seen no activity that should cause anyone to question the security, integrity or resilience of our election infrastructure,” said a senior CISA official said. 

In Mississippi, the secretary of state’s website, which serves as a digital resource for election-related information and is not involved in vote tabulations, was temporarily inaccessible after experiencing “an abnormally large increase in traffic volume due to DDoS activity,” the office said in a statement. These were attempts to disrupt access to websites and servers by overwhelming them with manipulated online traffic, often through the use of bots or a network of hijacked computers. 

“We want to be extremely clear and reassure Mississippians our election system is secure and has not been compromised,” the Mississippi secretary of state’s office confirmed. 

CISA worked closely with state and local jurisdictions to help officials detect and stop cyber-attacks and threats made against election management and 14 states used cyber teams to help secure voting systems. This cyber security work has been successful for this election, as CISA has said it was only “checking a handful” of jurisdictions.

CISA:    NextGov:      DefenseOne:    Cyberwire:       The Record

You Might Also Read: 

The Personal Data Being Used To Get Your Vote:

 

« The Reality Check For Small & Medium Businesses
Why Are Businesses Still Falling Victim To Ransomware? »

CyberSecurity Jobsite
Perimeter 81

Directory of Suppliers

ManageEngine

ManageEngine

As the IT management division of Zoho Corporation, ManageEngine prioritizes flexible solutions that work for all businesses, regardless of size or budget.

Cyber Security Supplier Directory

Cyber Security Supplier Directory

Our Supplier Directory lists 6,000+ specialist cyber security service providers in 128 countries worldwide. IS YOUR ORGANISATION LISTED?

Syxsense

Syxsense

Syxsense brings together endpoint management and security for greater efficiency and collaboration between IT management and security teams.

XYPRO Technology

XYPRO Technology

XYPRO is the market leader in HPE Non-Stop Security, Risk Management and Compliance.

Authentic8

Authentic8

Authentic8 transforms how organizations secure and control the use of the web with Silo, its patented cloud browser.

TenIntelligence

TenIntelligence

TenIntelligence provides due diligence, brand protection and fraud investigation services including digital forensics.

Chatham House

Chatham House

Chatham House is an independent policy institute based in London. Topics cover foreign affairs and defence including cyber security.

QTS

QTS

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. is a leading provider of secure, compliant data center, hybrid cloud and managed services.

OASIS Open

OASIS Open

OASIS Open is where individuals, organizations, and governments come together to solve some of the world’s biggest technical challenges through the development of open code and open standards.

Assured Information Security (AIS)

Assured Information Security (AIS)

AIS is committed to providing our customers with critical information security products, services, and training. We support diverse needs throughout business and industry.

The Media Trust

The Media Trust

The Media Trust continuously scans websites, ad tags and mobile apps and alerts on anomalies affecting websites and visitors.

Evidence Talks Ltd

Evidence Talks Ltd

A leading forensic computing authority developing unique digital forensic technologies. Tools that detect potential terrorists & criminals & used by the military, enforcement & intelligence commmunity

CSIRT-CY

CSIRT-CY

CSIRT-CY is the National Computer Security Incident Response Team for Cyprus.

ISMS.online

ISMS.online

ISMS.online is a cloud software solution for fast & cost-effective implementation of an information security management system and achieve compliance with ISO 27001 and other standards.

Netsecurity AS

Netsecurity AS

Netsecurity is a Norwegian owned company focused and specialised within IT security and cybersecurity-as-a service.

Gula Tech Adventures

Gula Tech Adventures

Gula Tech Adventures invests in companies and nonprofits that help close the gap in needed technology and workforce to defend the country in cyberspace.

Outseer

Outseer

Outseer is a leading technology company in the fight against payments fraud. Outseer reliably determines authentic customers from fraudulent behavior.

Abertay cyberQuarter

Abertay cyberQuarter

The Abertay cyberQuarter is a cybersecurity research and development centre housed within Abertay University.

Nitel

Nitel

Nitel is a leading next-generation technology services provider. We simplify the complex technology challenges of today’s enterprises to create seamless and integrated managed network solutions.

Elba

Elba

Employee security needs to be reinvented. SaaS security needs to involve end-user and awareness needs to be actionable. Meet elba, the 5-in-one cybersecurity hub with no compromises.

Technation

Technation

Technation proudly represents the Canadian technology companies that are furthering our nation and the world into the future through innovation, creativity and ingenuity.