Elections and IT - Embrace your role as a Manager

This course is a collaboration between the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and provides an opportunity to learn why election officials must view themselves as IT managers. The course serves as an overview of information technology and how to ensure security is included in the planning, procuring, designing, implementing, and maintaining of interconnected electronic election systems, including public-facing websites. The content introduces the key concepts of identifying vulnerabilities and how to protect election systems from internal and external threats and provides information on cybersecurity resources available from the EAC and DHS.