New York will begin Soliciting Contracts from Companies that will Assess the Cyber-Security Risks of State's Voting Systems and help Improve Internet Firewalls for County Boards of Elections.
The Initiative, part of a $5 Million, $1 Million State Money and the rest from the Federal Government, Earmark in the 2019 Budget, was announced Tuesday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. The Governor's Announcement tethered the Security Project to the recent Indictment of 12 Russian intelligence Officers who are Charged with Hacking into the Email Accounts and Servers of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) during the 2016 Elections. The Republican National Committee (RNC) was also hacked but the Hackers only got into an Old System that contained Very Old Emails.
Cuomo said the State's "Secure Election Center," Managed by the State Board of Elections, will provide Uniform Cyber-Security Training to State and County Election Officials this year.
"There is nothing more sacred than democracy, and New Yorkers should know that when they cast their ballot that their vote is safe," Cuomo said in a Statement, taking Aim at President Trump. "While the president has abdicated his responsibility to defend this country and left our electoral system open to sabotage by foreign adversaries, New York is fighting back and leading the way."
The Contracts will be Handled by the State Office of General Services on behalf of the State's Board of Elections.
One of the Contracts will also seek a Vendor to provide Enhanced Intrusion-Detection Systems and Managed Security Services for County Boards of Elections.
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