CANCELLED: Study Group with Mark Harvey: Defending Democracy

Date: Tuesday, March 10 from 4:30-5:45 PM

Location: Institute of Politics (L-163) 

Topic: What Happens When It All Goes Wrong? Responding to Election Interference

Description: Since the 2016 elections, nearly $1 Billion has been spent on new equipment to administer elections. From voting machines to electronic poll books, the first generation of election equipment with cybersecurity in mind is now being used in the 2020 elections. Just how secure are these systems and what are election officials doing to learn from problematic technology rollouts to maintain trust and confidence in US elections? Mark Harvey will lead a group activity to examine election systems in light of cybersecurity standards. Come evaluate how the variety of new systems that have been deployed across the country are configured and used to heighten election security.

IOP Resident Fellow Mark P. Harvey is the former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Resilience Policy on the National Security Council Staff, and over the past 15 years, has helped author a wide variety of plans, policies, and doctrine to foster resilience through effective risk management.