As the country맥스카지노�s top election leaders meet this week for their annual winter conference 맥스카지노� virtual this year due to the pandemic 맥스카지노� a clear majority of election administrators in their states say the 2020 general election was 맥스카지노�more secure맥스카지노� than voting in prior years, according to an exclusive, nationwide survey sent to more than 3,000 election administrators in all 50 states.The 35-question questionnaire was sent by the Hearst Television National Investigative Unit in December, days after states certified their electoral ballots in the U.S. presidential race, and ended Jan. 15, five days before President Joe Biden맥스카지노�s inauguration. The "Grading the Election" survey also illuminated how much work is yet to be done on cyber security, more than four years after Russian hackers scanned and ultimately penetrated some election, campaign, and party infrastructure during the 2016 race. 맥스카지노�More Secure맥스카지노� The survey asked local and state election administrators, from small municipalities to statewide jurisdictions, whether they thought the general election in their area 맥스카지노�was more secure than in prior elections.맥스카지노� Of those who responded, 62.6% said 맥스카지노�yes,맥스카지노� while a little more than a third 맥스카지노� 37.4% 맥스카지노� said 맥스카지노�no.맥스카지노�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The results are being released to coincide with the annual winter conferences of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) this week, the biggest gathering of the America맥스카지노�s top election leaders since the general election concluded. During a session Tuesday on cyber security, Geoff Hale, a representative from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, told conference attendees that his agency맥스카지노�s efforts to secure the vote by combating misinformation, including about election security, 맥스카지노�is really something that we feel was a relative success that we can learn from and help to apply in other critical infrastructure sectors and other national critical functions.맥스카지노� DHS, other federal agencies, and partners such as the leaders of NASS and NASED had released a statement the week after the Nov. 3 election declaring it 맥스카지노�the most secure in American history.맥스카지노� High marks to DHS for cyber support Election administrators also gave high marks to DHS and CISA for ramped-up efforts since the 2016 elections to deal with cyber threats.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More than eight in 10 맥스카지노� 83.5% 맥스카지노� of respondents said they did get enough support from the department. That is a higher rating than administrators gave even their own state맥스카지노�s secretary of state for the level of support provided; 78.9% said their secretary of state맥스카지노�s office gave them 맥스카지노�enough support.맥스카지노� In a statement for this story responding to that survey finding about his agency맥스카지노�s performance, CISA맥스카지노�s acting director, Brandon Wales, said he was 맥스카지노�proud of the work our team did맥스카지노� to support election administrators and indicated the effort will continue, irrespective of the recent change in administrations. 맥스카지노�Feedback like this helps to validate our approach, but it also illustrates that the mission isn맥스카지노�t over and there맥스카지노�s more work to be done,맥스카지노� Wales said. Basic security precautions still missing As the National Investigative Unit first revealed last February, and then again in July, most local election websites scanned by McAfee Security did not have basic cyber security protections such as encryption as well as being on .gov, a federally validated web domain. Eight months later, election leaders say they're making progress.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Now, fewer than 18% say they still do not have encryption (https) on their election websites.But more than double that 맥스카지노� 47%, nearly half 맥스카지노� say they are not yet on a .gov domain. 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Federal security authorities have pleaded and cajoled local election leaders to migrate to the more secure domain for years now. In 2019, Geoff Hale, then the director of the Election Security Initiative at CISA, told the annual summer NASS conference, held that year in Santa Fe, NM, that a .gov domain, 맥스카지노�allows the public to know to trust what's coming from you." Nearly two years later, during this week맥스카지노�s conference, Hale, still at CISA, again tried to deploy his powers of persuasion, tell them 맥스카지노�it really shouldn't be that difficult for the public to identify whether you are a legitimate government site or not." 맥스카지노�My deepest concerns맥스카지노� In interviews with 25 secretaries of state and other top election leaders for this story, cyber and election security came up again and again. 맥스카지노�One of my deepest concerns,맥스카지노� explained Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, 맥스카지노�is cybersecurity and investments in technology to look toward a future of increasing voter participation while maintaining the security and integrity of our elections."Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax touted a dedicated, state-level cyber offensive he utilized for the general election. "I'm very proud of the relationship we had with what's called Oklahoma Cyber Command." Federal authorities have not announced any major cyber breaches of election infrastructure for the 2020 general election.Mark Albert is the chief national investigative correspondent for the Hearst Television National Investigative Unit, based in Washington D.C. April Chunko and Amanda Rooker contributed to this report. Know of waste, fraud, abuse or a safety risk that needs to be investigated? Send information and documents confidentially to the National Investigative Unit at investigate@hearst.com. You have the option to remain anonymous.HEARST TELEVISION NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE UNITELECTION SECURITY SERIES:-Pt 1: Gaps in Preparedness-Pt 2: White House Response-Pt 3: Voting Vulnerabilities맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노�맥스카지노� >San Francisco Chronicle (print) version>DIGITAL EXTRA: Kid Hackers-Pt 4: Cyber Combat-Pt 5: Election Security Summit (Day 1; Day 2)-Pt. 6: Troll Hunters-SPECIAL: Election Security 30-minute Special-Pt. 7: Paper Ballots-Pt. 8: Lack of Funds-Pt. 9: Operation Blackout맥스카지노�-Pt. 10: Digital Disinformation-Pt. 11: Voting App Hack-Pt. 12: Deleting the Deception-Pt. 13: Spotting the Spin-Pt. 14: 2020 Election Summit-Pt. 15: Election Exposure-Pt. 16: Election Exposure Checkup-Pt. 17: Return to Sender-Pt. 18: Inside the Intelligence-Pt. 19: Grading the Election