Election Security Training
CISA offers trainings at no cost to election infrastructure stakeholders. We can host stand alone events or present at existing events, such as election official association meetings or state security conferences. All training offerings are customizable and can be tailored to meet specific stakeholder needs. Trainings are available in person and virtually, usually running 30 to 90 minutes per training topic. If needed, CISA can provide an online platform for virtual sessions.
To request a training, email electionsecurity@cisa.dhs.gov.
Videos
These CISA training videos unpack specific risks to election security and provide tailored strategies to mitigate those risks. These videos can be used for individual viewing or group training events.
Election Security Risk in Focus: Ransomware
Overview of ransomware, including attack vectors and impacts, with an emphasis on election infrastructure related risks and available resources.
Election Security: Building Trust through Secure Practices
Identifies strategies to manage risks to election infrastructure through the three Ts of elections: Tracking, Testing, and Telling the Story.
Non-Confrontational Techniques for Election Workers
Introduces techniques to help election workers recognize potentially escalating situations, determine if emergency response is needed, safely de-escalate, and report appropriately within their organization or to law enforcement.
Election Security Risk in Focus: Insider Threats
Overview of resources on insider threat mitigation for election infrastructure stakeholders, with an emphasis on improving existing insider threat mitigation practices.
Election Security Risk in Focus: Phishing
Overview of phishing, including types, detection, and impacts, with an emphasis on election infrastructure related risks and available resources.
Tabletop Exercises
Use these exercises to practice incident response plans and demonstrate the impact election security threats can have on the entire elections process.
Tabletop the Vote
Tabletop the Vote is CISA’s yearly national election security exercise. Federal partners, state and local election officials, and vendors come together to identify and share best practices and areas for improvement related to election security.
Election Security CISA Tabletop Exercise Packages (CTEPs)
Election Security CTEPs are customizable documents that include template exercise objectives, scenarios, and discussion questions as well as a collection of references and resources.
Request a CISA-led Tabletop Exercise
Request an in-person or virtual CISA-led tabletop training by emailing CISA Election Security.
Request in-person or virtual trainings
Email CISA Election Security to request an in-person or virtual training. CISA offers trainings to plan and protect against:
- Election Security Generative AI
- Insider Threats