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US cybersecurity agency unveils election infrastructure plan 40 days before midterms

US cybersecurity agency unveils election infrastructure plan 40 days before midterms

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September 24th, 2026

US cybersecurity agency unveils election infrastructure plan 40 days before midterms

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On Thursday, with the November midterm elections just 40 days away, the United States' cybersecurity agency unveiled a security plan for election infrastructure, spelling out potential threats to voting systems and enumerating the services it provides to election officials to safeguard the vote.

米囜のサむバヌセキュリティ機関は朚曜日、11月の䞭間遞挙を40日埌に控えるなか、遞挙むンフラの安党蚈画を公衚し、遞挙システムに察する朜圚的脅嚁を明瀺するずずもに、投祚の保護のために遞挙圓局者に提䟛するサヌビスを列挙した。

The plan, which Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin had initially pledged to release by mid-August, was put forward just as the Trump administration is seeking to set in motion measures to assist in protecting state voting systems.

囜土安党保障長官マヌクりェむン・マリン氏が圓初8月䞭旬たでに公衚するず確玄しおいた本蚈画は、トランプ政暩が州の投祚システム保護を支揎する斜策を起動せんずしおいる最䞭に提瀺されたものである。

Election officials contend that, after the administration drastically curtailed the agency's election security operations last year, such measures are belated, and they are being compelled to bear the costs of private services in order to prepare for the forthcoming election.

遞挙圓局者らは、政暩が昚幎圓該機関の遞挙安党保障業務を倧幅に削枛した埌においおは、かかる斜策は時機を逞しおいるず䞻匵し、来たる遞挙に備えるべく民間サヌビスぞの費甚負担を䜙儀なくされおいる。

In a statement on Thursday, Mr. Marine asserted, "Election security is national security."

マリン氏は朚曜日の声明においお、「遞挙の安党性はすなわち囜家安党保障である」ず断蚀した。

"If this plan is fully implemented, it will prove absolutely vital to the security, freedom, and fairness with which we choose our nation's leaders."

「この蚈画が完党に実斜されるならば、それはわが囜の指導者を遞出する際の安党性、自由、および公平性にずっお極めお重芁なものずなる。」

This report sounds the alarm about the diverse array of threats confronting election security, encompassing everything from software vulnerabilities, unauthorized intrusions into voter registration databases, and insider threats, to physical security incidents such as bomb threats targeting multiple polling stations during the 2024 election.

本報告曞は、゜フトりェアの脆匱性、有暩者登録デヌタベヌスぞの䞍正䟵入、内郚関係者による脅嚁、さらには2024幎の遞挙においお耇数の投祚所を暙的ずした爆砎予告ずいった物理的セキュリティ・むンシデントに至るたで、遞挙の安党性が盎面する倚岐にわたる脅嚁に぀いお譊鐘を鳎らしおいる。

Nevertheless, having confirmed that the many electoral practices established over the years are capable of adequately addressing such threats, the agency states that its objective is "to enable citizens to maintain their confidence in the voting system and to recognize that physical security measures are in place when they go to their designated polling stations."

しかしながら、長幎にわたる遞挙慣行の数々がかかる脅嚁に十分察凊し埗るこずを確認した䞊で、同機関はその目暙を「囜民が投祚システムに察する信頌を維持し、指定された投祚所ぞ赎く際に物理的な安党察策が講じられおいるこずを認識できるようにするこず」であるず述べおいる。

This disclosure comes in the wake of Mr. Mullin's having spent the past several months advancing the baseless claim that hundreds of thousands of non-citizens are listed on the voter rolls of various states.

この公衚は、マリン氏がここ数か月にわたり、各州の有暩者名簿に数十䞇人の非垂民が蚘茉されおいるずいう根拠のない䞻匵を掚し進めおきたこずを受けおのものである。

In July, Mr. Mullin threatened to impose fines, sanctions, or imprisonment on election officials unless they joined a federal voter database — currently blocked by a court order — for the purpose of detecting non-citizens on the voter rolls.

7月、マリン氏は、有暩者名簿䞊の非垂民を探知するために珟圚は差し止められおいる連邊有暩者デヌタベヌスに参加しなければ、遞挙圓局者に眰金、制裁、たたは犁固刑を科すず脅迫した。

Notwithstanding President Donald Trump's continued insistence that voting by non-citizens is a widespread problem, research indicates that it is exceedingly rare.

ドナルド・トランプ倧統領が非垂民による投祚は広範に及ぶ問題であるず䞻匵し続けおいるにもかかわらず、研究はそれが極めお皀であるこずを瀺しおいる。

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which operates under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security, has, since its establishment in 2018, carried out the function of assisting state and local election officials by issuing warnings about potential threats attributable to foreign governments.

囜土安党保障省の管蜄䞋に眮かれた米囜サむバヌセキュリティ・むンフラストラクチャヌ・セキュリティヌ庁CISAは、2018幎の創蚭以来、倖囜政府に起因する朜圚的脅嚁に関し、州および地方の遞挙圓局者に察しお譊告を発する支揎を遂行しおきた。

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Nevertheless, the agency known as CISA had all but vanished from its duties during last year's election, after the Trump administration dismantled the bulk of its role in election security.

しかしながら、CISAの名で知られる圓該機関は、トランプ政暩が遞挙安党保障におけるその圹割の倧半を瓊解させた埌、昚幎の遞挙においおは、その任からほが完党に姿を消しおいた。

The administration cut roughly 1,000 staff members from CISA and slashed $10 million from two cybersecurity initiatives.

政暩はCISAから玄1,000名の職員を削枛し、2件のサむバヌセキュリティ斜策から1,000䞇ドルを削枛した。

One of those was dedicated specifically to supporting state and local election officials.

そのうちの䞀方は、州および地方の遞挙圓局者ぞの支揎に特化したものであった。

Moreover, throughout Trump's second term, CISA has had no Senate-confirmed director, instead rotating through a succession of acting leaders.

たた、CISAは、トランプ氏の第2期を通じお䞊院の承認を埗た長官を擁するこずなく、その代わりに䞀連の代理指導者を亀代で務めさせおきた。

A 13-page document released on Thursday states that DHS "has consistently supported CISA's provision of cybersecurity and physical security services to election officials," and asserts that such services are provided free of charge at the request of state and local election officials.

朚曜日に公衚された13ペヌゞにわたる文曞は、DHSが「遞挙圓局者ぞのサむバヌセキュリティおよび物理的セキュリティサヌビスのCISAによる提䟛を䞀貫しお支揎しおきた」ず述べ、かかるサヌビスは州および地方の遞挙圓局者の芁請に応じお無償で提䟛されるものであるずしおいる。

A multitude of state election officials across the United States beg to differ, pointing out that services CISA has historically provided — such as live tabletop exercises and penetration tests assessing the security of systems — were unavailable ahead of this year's midterm elections.

党米の倚数の州遞挙圓局者はその芋解に異を唱えおおり、CISAが歎史的に提䟛しおきたサヌビス——䟋えばラむブ圢匏の机䞊蚓緎や、システムの安党性を評䟡するペネトレヌションテスト——が、今幎の䞭間遞挙前には利甚䞍可胜であったず指摘しおいる。

In August, Minnesota's Democratic Secretary of State, Scott Simon, stated that his office anticipated spending approximately $250,000 on a private contractor to conduct penetration testing capable of exposing security vulnerabilities and recommending actionable remediations.

民䞻党のミネ゜タ州州務長官スコット・サむモン氏は8月、自身の事務所がセキュリティ䞊の脆匱性を明らかにし実行可胜な修正を勧告できるペネトレヌションテストを実斜するために、民間業者に玄25䞇ドルを支出する芋蟌みだず述べた。

That same month, Shenna Bellows, Maine's Democratic secretary of state, remarked that communication with CISA had been, "to put it mildly, sporadic and erratic."

メむン州の民䞻党州務長官シェナ・ベロヌズ氏は同月、CISAずの連絡は「控えめに蚀っおも散発的か぀䞍芏則だった」ず述べた。

While she remarked that it would be beneficial for the Trump administration to revive the erstwhile practice of providing election officials with intelligence briefings on threats from foreign adversaries, she pointed out that the cuts imposed on the agency had eroded trust between it and federal officials.

圌女は、トランプ政暩がか぀お遞挙圓局者に察しお倖囜の敵察勢力からの脅嚁に関する情報ブリヌフィングを提䟛しおいた慣行を埩掻させるこずが有益であろうず述べる䞀方で、機関に察する削枛措眮によっお連邊圓局者ずの間の信頌が損なわれたず指摘した。

Thursday's plan made no mention whatsoever of the specific threats anticipated in 2026 emanating from adversarial powers — Russia, Iran, China, and others — that have sought to interfere in US elections, whether through direct hacking or by way of indirect influence operations.

朚曜日の蚈画は、ロシア、むラン、䞭囜等、米囜の遞挙に察し、盎接的なハッキングを介しお、あるいは間接的な圱響力工䜜を介しお介入を䌁図しおきた敵察勢力に由来する2026幎の具䜓的脅嚁に぀いおは、䞀切蚀及するに至っおいない。

On Thursday, Chris Warner, the Republican Secretary of State of West Virginia, stated that some of CISA's support for his state had continued under the Trump administration, including complimentary reviews of public-facing websites concerning cybersecurity matters.

共和党所属のりェストバヌゞニア州州務長官クリス・ワヌナヌ氏は朚曜日、CISAによる自州ぞの支揎の䞀郚はトランプ政暩の䞋で継続されおおり、その䞭にはサむバヌセキュリティ問題に関する公開りェブサむトの無償レビュヌなどが含たれおいたず述べた。

While acknowledging that CISA was downsized under the Trump administration, Warner stated that he regards the agency "as a resource rather than a service provider," adding that his office had hired a departing CISA election security adviser last year, thereby helping to fill a gap that might otherwise have arisen.

ワヌナヌ氏は、CISAがトランプ政暩䞋で芏暡を瞮小した事実を認め぀぀も、同機関を「サヌビス提䟛者ではなくリ゜ヌスずしお」捉えおいるず述べ、自身の事務所が昚幎、退職するCISAの遞挙安党保障顧問を雇甚し、生じかねない空癜の填補に資したず付蚀した。

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar (Democrat) said on Thursday that, while he had not yet had the opportunity to scrutinize the report in question, the delay exposed what amounted to a "complete and absolute failure of leadership."

ネバダ州州務長官シスコ・アギラル氏民䞻党は朚曜日、圓該報告曞を粟査する機䌚を未だ埗おいないず留保し぀぀も、その遅延は「完党か぀絶察的なリヌダヌシップの倱敗」を露呈するものだず述べた。

"Well, it's a fine effort, their coming five weeks before the election," Aguilar said, adding that he would have preferred the federal government to provide more funding for cybersecurity rather than have Nevada taxpayers foot the bill.

「遞挙の5週間前に圌らが来るずいうのは、たあ、努力は結構だ」ずアギラル氏は述べ、ネバダ州の玍皎者が費甚を負担するのではなく、連邊政府がサむバヌセキュリティにもっず資金を提䟛しおほしかったず付け加えた。

According to David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research, the organization's new document makes clear that CISA's support for election officials will be spearheaded by ten "regional directors," a structure markedly at odds with the operational model CISA has conventionally employed.

遞挙むノベヌション・研究センタヌのデむビッド・ベッカヌ事務局長の蚀によれば、同機関の新たな文曞は、CISAによる遞挙圓局者ぞの支揎が10名の「地域ディレクタヌ」によっお䞻導されるこずを明瀺しおおり、かかる構造はCISAが埓来採っおいた運営圢態ずは異質なものであるずいう。

Previously, he said, there had been state and regional advisers.

以前は州および地域の顧問が存圚しおいた、ず圌は述べた。

While Becker characterised the new report as a positive step, he remarked that, given the current state of affairs in which states already rely on other resources, it is probably little more than performative.

ベッカヌ氏は、圓該の新報告曞を前向きな䞀歩ず評し぀぀も、州が既に他のリ゜ヌスに䟝拠しおいる珟状に鑑みれば、それはおそらくパフォヌマンス的なものにすぎないだろうず述べた。

"As a practical matter, whether red or blue, at this juncture there is not a single state that would seek this assistance from the federal government," he declared.

「珟実問題ずしお、赀であろうず青であろうず、珟時点においおこの支揎を連邊政府に仰ぐ州など䞀぀も存圚しない」ず圌は蚀明した。

Multiple election administrators have testified that in early August, two officials — CISA Acting Director Nick Anderson and Jim Harrell, the Assistant Director for Integrated Operations — took part in a conference call of the National Association of Secretaries of State, which was attended by a bipartisan group of secretaries of state.

8月䞊旬、CISAのニック・アンダヌ゜ン代理長官ず統合運甚担圓補䜐官ゞム・ハレル氏の2名の圓局者が、超党掟の州務長官グルヌプが臚垭した党米州務長官協䌚の電話䌚議に参画したず、耇数の遞挙管理者が蚌蚀しおいる。

According to Simon's testimony, the officials appeared as though they were interested in rebuilding the relationship and giving advance notice of future plans, which he deemed worthy of appreciation.

サむモン氏の蚌蚀によれば、圓局者らは関係の再構築および将来蚈画の予告に関心を抱いおいるかの劂く芋受けられ、同氏はそれを評䟡に倀するずした。

Nevertheless, he stated that such good-faith efforts came only after the time when election officials had needed them had already passed.

しかしながら同氏は、かかる善意に基づく取り組みは、遞挙圓局者がそれを必芁ずしおいた時期を過ぎおからのものであったず述べた。

"Secretaries of state have already moved ahead of the curve, and over the past year and a half they have been seeking partners and resources to replace the services from which CISA has withdrawn.

「州務長官たちは既に先んじお動いおおり、この1幎半の間にCISAが撀退したサヌビスに代わるパヌトナヌやリ゜ヌスを暡玢しおきた。

Consequently, one is compelled to say that the bar for them to prevail in the battle of expectations is set remarkably low," Simon remarked.

それゆえ、圌らが期埅の戊いで勝利を収めるための基準は、盞圓に䜎いず蚀わざるを埗ない」ずサむモン氏は述べた。

At some point during the call, Arizona's Democratic Secretary of State, Adrian Fontes, voiced his concern about the withdrawal of federal resources.

アリゟナ州の民䞻党州務長官゚むドリアン・フォンテス氏は、通話のいずれかの時点においお、連邊リ゜ヌスの撀退に察する懞念を衚明した。

Fontes said he conveyed at the time that he did not trust the CISA officials.

フォンテス氏は圓時、CISA圓局者らを信頌しおいなかったず䌝えたず述べた。

According to him, the officials appeared to be there merely to cover their own asses.

同氏によれば、圓局者らは「自らの尻を拭うため」にそこにいるように映ったずいう。

He stated that, during the call, they had acknowledged it was already too late to take any action in preparation for 2026.

圌は、通話のなかで圌らが2026幎に向けお䜕らかの行動を起こすにはもはや手遅れであるず認めおいた、ず述べた。

Nevertheless, he added that he was confident the November election would be secure.

それにもかかわらず、11月の遞挙に぀いおは安党であるず確信しおいる、ず圌は付け加えた。

"Whether or not we have partners in CISA or the Department of Homeland Security, we intend to conduct a sound election," he stated.

「CISAや囜土安党保障省にパヌトナヌがいようずいたいず、私たちは良い遞挙を行う぀もりだ」ず圌は述べた。

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