Election Security
Public confidence in election integrity has never mattered more
Protecting election integrity
Cybersecurity plays a critical role in helping to protect election integrity. The stakes are higher than ever, especially as attackers embrace the use of AI to outmaneuver defenses. At Trellix we’re proud to support election systems and government agencies around the globe with our election security solutions and AI-powered security platform.
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Election security statistics
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Almost half the world’s population lives in countries holding national elections
in 2024
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One-year increase in advanced persistent threats (APTs) detected by
Trellix ARC
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Attacks in a single day detected by Trellix ARC against US government agencies
Case Study
How a Midwestern US State Ensures Safe and Secure Election Systems
Elections should make news, but not for what goes wrong. As cyberthreats become more sophisticated and pervasive each day, now aided by Al, the risk of an attack escalates-with potentially serious impacts on elections and public trust.
Read the Case StudyTrellix Election Security Solution
The Trellix Election Security solution empowers organizations to proactively manage and mitigate risks. Extensive capabilities from endpoint protection to advanced threat intelligence built on an AI-powered platform promote tailored, adaptable defenses that can evolve with emerging threats.
"I am worried that we are less prepared for foreign intervention in our elections in 2024 than we were in 2020. … The kind of manipulation that was going to take place in 2016 looks like child’s play at this point."
–U.S. Sen. Mark Warner
Trellix Cybersecurity Summit, Feb. 27, 2024
"If advanced persistent threat actors are trying to come after us, or our election, and they know that it’s near impossible to get into our voting systems and get out of it without detection, then the next easiest target is to mess with our registration systems."
–Craig Bowman
VP of Government, Education, and Healthcare, Trellix
"The Trellix Advanced Research Center finds increasing activity from cyber criminals, malicious threat actors, and nation states targeting election systems."
–John Fokker
Head of Threat Intelligence, Trellix
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