Joshua Franklin is President & Co-Founder of OutStack Technologies, a public benefit corporation focused on campaign and election infrastructure cybersecurity. Prior to OutStack, Joshua lead the security aspects of the voting project at the NIST. His work included researching electronic voting security and developing the next generation of election security standards. Before NIST, Joshua performed voting system certification at the EAC, gaining detailed knowledge of US election technology. Joshua graduated from GMU with a Masters of Science in Information Security and Assurance.

Posts by Joshua M Franklin

1. An election administrator’s guide to DEF CON

   OutStack Technologies President & Co-Founder Joshua M. Franklin shares some practical advice for election administrators heading to the DEF CON hacking village in Las Vegas.

   First off, DEF …

2. Analyzing the DHS 'Best Practices for Securing Election Systems'

   DHS has been flirting with best practices in elections since 2015. In 2019, they finally released a set of best practices. Here’s what’s inside—and what we think.

   A short while …