Samar Khurshid reports in the Gotham Gazette that the New York State Assembly’s Election Law Committee met Nov. 28, hearing from state and local election officials and cybersecurity experts about what New York is doing about coordinated cyberattacks. New York was not among the 21 states warned by the Department of Homeland Security in September that they were targets of coordinated Russian hacking efforts in 2016. “These attacks were not aberrations, they were not isolated incidents and only the most naive and or the most corrupt would believe that they will not continue into the future,” said Assemblymember Charles Lavine in his opening remarks. “New York actually has one of the most secure systems in the country,” said Douglas Kellner, co-chair of the state Board of Elections. Wireless connections and networking capabilities are not allowed in New York voting equipment. Read the full story in the Gotham Gazette.