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Cyber

Cyber Command’s Hunt Forward Teams Bolster Election Security, CISA Officials Say

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020

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Cyber Command’s Hunt Forward Teams Bolster Election Security, CISA Officials Say

U.S. military cyber operators scoping out cyber threat actors on overseas networks have proven helpful in protecting U.S. election systems ahead of the 2020 presidential election this week, a senior cyber security official with the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday. U.S. Cyber Command has been “very helpful” to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and state and local partners leading up to the Nov. 3 elections, the senior CISA official told media during one of a number…

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