DHS plans largest operation to secure U.S. election against hacking

[Zorro]

A 24/7 war room will operate from Election Day until local officials are confident in the results. It shows just how far DHS’s cybersecurity agency has come since 2016.

The Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity division is mounting the largest operation to secure a U.S. election, aiming to prevent a repeat of Russia’s 2016 interference and to ward off new threats posed by Iran and China.

On Election Day, DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will launch a 24/7 virtual war room, to which election officials across the nation can dial in at any time to share notes about suspicious activity and work together to respond. The agency will also pass along classified information from intelligence agencies about efforts they detect from adversaries seeking to undermine the election and advise states on how to protect against such attacks.

“I anticipate possibly thousands of local election officials coming in to share information in real time, to coordinate, to track down what’s real and what’s not, separate fact from fiction on the ground,” said Matt Masterson, CISA’s senior cybersecurity adviser, who has helped lead election preparations. “We’ll be able to sort through what’s happening and identify: Is this a typical election event or is this something larger?”

The operation will run for days or weeks until winners are clear in most races — and potentially until the election is formally certified in December. “We’ll remain stood up until the [election] community tells us, ‘Okay, we’re good, you can stand down,’ ” Masterson said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/30/dhs-is-planning-largest-ever-operation-secure-us-election-against-hacking/

[Iliyah]

1. With Wolf as head? . ..

It's like asking Ratcliff to secure the USA.

[The Magistrate]

2. Lets Hope They Know What Side They're On, Sir...

[lagomorph777]

3. On the last day of the election season? A wee bit late, perhaps?

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Terrifying with who's running DHS.

[Johnny2X2X]

5. DHS still has many patriots

Trump hasn't ruined everything, sue the people at the top are total crooks and traitors, but you cannot corrupt and entire organization in 4 years. There are still thousands of good people there doing work to protect us.