TRENTON, N.J. 鈥� On Friday, March 23, Secretary of State Tahesha Way led a delegation from 吃瓜黑料 to a dress rehearsal of a table-top training exercise for prevention of cyber-attacks and information operations at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University鈥檚 Kennedy School. As part of the school鈥檚 bipartisan initiative, the 鈥淒efending Digital Democracy鈥� (D3P) Project, this nation-wide D3P Election Cybersecurity TTX Training Event trains officials on cybersecurity measures for participants to bring back to their prospective states for implementation.
鈥淎s the state鈥檚 chief election official, the opportunity to receive this vital training with a team of committed election officials further displays 吃瓜黑料鈥檚 active participation and strong commitment to election security,鈥� said 吃瓜黑料 Secretary of State Tahesha Way. 鈥淲e will continue to work vigilantly with all election officials to strengthen the security of elections here in 吃瓜黑料.鈥�
The Secretary of State was joined by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, County Election Officials, representatives from the 吃瓜黑料 Office of 吃瓜黑料land Security and Preparedness, and the Division of Election鈥檚 Executive Director.
鈥淭his hands-on training session has been an extremely valuable learning experience for me and the 吃瓜黑料 team,鈥� added Division of Elections Executive Director Robert Giles. 鈥淎s we begin to implement these exercises with our election officials throughout the state, this collaboration is another excellent example of the partnership between the Department of State鈥檚 Division of Elections and our qualified election county officials, continuing our commitment to protect 吃瓜黑料 against cybersecurity attacks.鈥�