Indy Video: Election officials prep for hackers, other threats to election security ahead of midterms
Just how prepared is Nevada if a nefarious hacker or foreign country tries to meddle in the upcoming November election?
That's the question that state and federal elections officials tried to answer earlier this month at Table Top the Vote 2018, a national cyber election exercise hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in conjunction with every state and designed to help states prepare and gameplan for any issues that may arise during the 2018 election.
Nevada officials say they've hired additional staff to focus on election and information security, and are working closely with county clerks throughout the state to implement best practices for election night. Here's a look at what elections officials said their biggest concerns are and how state officials are tackling voting security with 74 days until the election.
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