Election tabulation gear must stay isolated from the county office network. How do an air-gapped lab and a logically segmented VLAN differ?
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Short Explanation
Air gap means no wire to the rest of the world—physical isolation. A VLAN is a labeled lane on shared gear that only works if the labels and rules stay honest. Do not confuse a config setting with yanking the cable.
Full Explanation
Physical isolation (air gap) removes network connectivity to other environments, which is often chosen for highly sensitive election systems. Logical segmentation such as VLANs separates traffic on shared infrastructure but still depends on correct configuration and controls. Equating them, ranking VLANs as inherently stronger, or requiring Internet agents on air-gapped hosts confuses the isolation models.