Director of Cybersecurity Programs
National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)
LinkedInLindsey Forson is the Cybersecurity Program Manager for the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). In this role, she manages the association’s information relationships related to cybersecurity issues in election administration and related to other functions of offices of Secretaries of State. She also collects and distributes cybersecurity information and resources for Secretaries of State and their IT staff, and she staffs the NASS Cybersecurity Committee. Forson has an MPA from Auburn University and is a PhD candidate in Auburn University’s graduate program in public administration & public policy with a research focus on security and emergency planning issues in US election administration.
This panel will provide a chance for policy makers and cybersecurity practitioners to hear directly from state and local election officials about what they need and, perhaps more importantly, what they don’t need in advance of the 2020 elections. Audience members will be able to engage directly with election experts and develop a better understanding of their needs and resource limitations.
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