Cuomo Announces Election Integrity Initiative

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced an initiative with the State Board of Elections to secure New York State’s elections infrastructure and protect against interference. The initiative is intended to help County Boards of Elections strengthen their election cyber security. Cuomo secured $5 million to expand and further support statewide election cyber security infrastructure. The effort is intended to include cyber security risk assessments, enhanced intrusion detection devices, and managed security services. The State’s Secure Election Center will also provide statewide, uniform cyber security training to all state and county election officials and staff prior to the Midterm Elections.