The Designation of Election Systems as Critical Infrastructure

Fischer, Eric A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Elections;    Presidential elections;    Subversive activities;    Disinformation;   

RP-ID  :  IF10677
RP-ID  :  IF10677_2018July06

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designating the election infrastructure used in federal elections as a component of U.S. critical infrastructure. The designation was made in January 2017, in response to a series of cyberattacks that occurred on information systems of state and local election jurisdictions prior to the 2016 election. The report explains the concept of critical infrastructure and the implications of the designation.