He found out that cybersecurity gurus with the federal government likely will soon be on hand to help North Carolina state and county officials ahead of Nov. 8. The plan includes in-depth scanning and risk assessment of voting-related systems. Experts will look for any vulnerabilities that hackers could exploit.
The state requested the technical assistance of the federal Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday.
“That is fantastic. You’ve got your nation’s highest services like that available. . . . Voters need to have confidence – that’s the key,” said Dickerson, Mecklenburg County’s director of elections.
North Carolina is one of several states to work with DHS officials to evaluate a range of potential voting cybersecurity risks. The department would not say how many or which states had agreed to the help. State officials in Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that their state will participate.
