Our elections are under threat from nation-state adversaries. We are not prepared to defend the integrity of our votes at local, state, or federal levels. Pitt Cyber’s work on election security explores the technical, policy, and political challenges to securing our elections and provides practical, concrete recommendations for protecting our democracy.
The Social Media Election Policy Tracker is a tool created to chronicle a timeline of selected social media companies’ evolving policies that have impacted the information environment related to U.S. elections and campaigns from 2016 to the present. The tracker is still in development, but allows you to explore, compare, and filter through different categories of election policies over time by social media platform.
The Civic Resilience Initiative works to build understanding of Pennsylvania’s election administration. Here you can find resources for you, your organization, and your community that provide accurate information about our elections.
The global pandemic presents extraordinary challenges to the safety and accessibility of our elections. Learn more about Pitt Cyber's recommendations to protect our health and our democracy.
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Pennsylvania’s Election Security is an independent bipartisan commission formed to study Pennsylvania’s election cybersecurity. Learn more about the commission and its work.
Pennsylvania counties have selected paper-based voting machines. These upgrades vastly improved the Commonwealth’s election security. Pitt Cyber and Citizens for Better Elections collected information about each Pennsylvania county’s selection of new voting systems, including the vendor, configuration, and cost.
State and local election officials find themselves acting as front-line cyber warriors, defending against nation-state attacks. To keep elections secure, states need resources and federal assistance. Pitt Cyber, Brennan Center for Justice, R Street Institute, and the Alliance for Securing Democracy analyze these needs.