Monitoring. Why Bother?
In this post I will offer a few reasons why network owners have a responsibility to monitor, not just the option to monitor.
Editor’s Note: Richard recently shared his thoughts on our blog which are now included in an article contributed to StateTech on why the overarching role of the network and election infrastructure is worthy of a deep assessment right now. If state and local officials wait until the month or week of the election to install any sort of monitoring infrastructure, it will be too late. Threat actors are likely already probing election networks for weaknesses. With six months left before the election, now is the time to ensure infrastructure supporting election processes is properly instrumented with network security monitoring solutions. Read more of Richard’s perspective on election security in this StateTech article here.
In this post I will offer a few reasons why network owners have a responsibility to monitor, not just the option to monitor.
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