Black Hat US cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency (CISA) chief Jen Easterly and her UK and EU counterparts want the world to know that when it comes to securing elections, they've never been more prepared.
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Easterly, EU Cyber Security Agency (ENISA) COO Hans de Vries and National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) CEO Felicity Oswald took the stage for Black Hat's opening keynote, and all agreed that their countries (or international blocs, in De Vries' case ) have managed to make their voting systems quite resilient to outside threats.
"I can say with confidence that the election infrastructure has never been more secure," Easterly asserted, and she had a clear explanation as to why: "the election stakeholders have never been stronger."
Election security keynote at Black Hat 2024. From left, Christina Cassidy, Associated Press; Felicity Oswald, NCSC; Hans de Vries, COO ENISA; Jen Easterly, Director of CISA
