How CISA Fights Cyber Threats During Election Primary Season

The report outlines CISA’s preparations and support for securing the 2024 U.S. elections, including an Election Operations Center, expanded training and guidance for state and local officials, and resources like Protect2024 and Rumor vs. Reality. It highlights evolving threat vectors—DDoS, ransomware, deepfakes, dis/misinformation, and physical threats to election workers—while noting no credible threats detected for recent primaries. The piece also covers collaborative efforts with researchers and vendors (e.g., hackathons, disclosure programs), state-level myth-busting and rapid response initiatives, and ongoing challenges in countering influence operations amid reduced trust-and-safety capacity on social platforms.