
The Department of Homeland Security this week hosted what says is a “first of its kind” three-day tabletop exercise with state and county election officials to test responses to cyber security incidents aimed at election systems.DHS said exercise participants included representatives from 44 states and the District of Columbia, the Election Assistance Commission, the Departments of Defense and Justice, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Security Agency, U.S. Cyber Command, and the National Institute of Standards…