Governance & Risk Management , Incident & Breach Response , ISMG Security Report
Labeling US Electoral Systems as Critical Infrastructure
Audio Report: ISMG Editors Analyze the Latest DevelopmentsA report calling for the United States electoral systems to be designated as critical infrastructure to enhance information security and integrity leads this episode of the ISMG Security Report.
In the ISMG Security Report (click on player beneath image to listen), you'll also hear:
- ISMG Managing Editor for Security and Technology Jeremy Kirk explain why Russia is swinging back at allegations its government is hacking Democratic Party IT systems;
- ISMG Executive Editor Marianne Kolbasuk McGee discuss how organizations can narrow the IT security skills gap; and
- How internet-enabled hearing aids threaten national security.
The ISMG Security Report appears on this and other ISMG websites on Tuesdays and Fridays. Be sure to check out our July 29 and Aug. 2 reports, which respectively analyze what the Democratic Party platform has to say about privacy and cybersecurity and why IT security practitioners act more like "witch doctors" than scientists. The next ISMG Security Report will be posted Tuesday, Aug. 9.
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