Episode Notes:

The 2020 U.S. elections are now over — for the most part. It took several days after Nov. 3 to confirm that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the election for president and vice-president. For his part, President Donald Trump has refused to concede and threatens litigation in key battleground states, which are still tabulating votes. Threats to the integrity of the election from outside powers — specifically Russia, China, and Iran — were a key concern going into last week.

Kim Zetter joins the Warcast to discuss election security. Zetter is an award-winning investigative journalist with a special focus on election security and cyber warfare, and is the author of the book Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon. She also published an article in the Texas National Security Review, “Fixing Democracy: The Election Security Crisis and Solutions for Mending It.”

[ 01:16 ] Security in 2020 U.S. elections

[ 02:17 ] Any surprises?

[ 03:14 ] Early voting

[ 04:12 ] Foreign interference

[ 05:12 ] Lessons learned