Admiral Mike Rogers, Director of the National Security Agency, spoke to the Senate Armed Services Committee about Russian meddling in U.S. elections. He talked about who has the authority to address these threats.
In this lesson, students will hear from elected officials and executives from these corporations regarding Russian interference on social media platforms, see examples of false posts and advertisements and learn about the improvements they plan on making to prevent these circumstances from occurring again.
This lesson explores the ways that states operate elections, vulnerabilities of voting machines found during a recent DEF CON report and possible ways to address these vulnerabilities.