As election season approaches, how do cybersecurity experts help safeguard one of democracy’s most essential processes: voting? In this episode of NextGen Cyber, host Shannon Beck, Director of the U.S. Cyber Range and Virginia Cyber Range, talks with Jeremy Epstein, Principal Research Scientist and Co-Director of the Institute for Cybersecurity and Resilient Infrastructure Studies (ICARUS) at Georgia Tech Research Institute.

Together, they explore how thousands of local jurisdictions manage election technology, why cybersecurity is as much about public trust as it is about technical defense, and how education and workforce development play a vital role in protecting the integrity of our elections.

Tune in for an insightful look at the intersection of technology, policy, and democracy, and learn how the next generation of cybersecurity professionals can help defend the systems that make every vote count.