Election Security Forum Highlights Coordination and Preparedness for 2026 Threats
Summary
More than 700 stakeholders joined the EI-ISAC’s Election Threat 2026 forum to discuss evolving cyber, physical, and information threats and the coordination, preparation, and information sharing needed to protect election operations.
Key points
- The EI-ISAC forum brought together election officials, law enforcement, emergency managers, cybersecurity professionals, and other stakeholders.
- Participants discussed cyber, physical, and information threats that can affect election operations and public confidence.
- Key takeaways emphasized building cross-agency relationships before incidents, reviewing plans, and exercising response procedures.
- Timely information sharing can help jurisdictions identify broader trends and improve situational awareness.
- Clear communication with partners, leadership, the public, and media is part of incident response.
- The EI-ISAC recommends its Election Ready cross-sector preparedness guide for election officials and partner organizations.
Article Details
- Event Type
- National election-security forum focused on coordination and preparedness for cyber, physical, and information-related threats to election operations.
- Impact
- The forum convened election-security stakeholders to discuss evolving threats and strengthen collaboration, information sharing, and incident preparedness. The article reports 1,215 registrants, 718 attendees, a 94% satisfaction rating, and a 92% content relevance score. It describes potential risks to election operations and public confidence but reports no specific incident or operational disruption.