Nielsen says US ready for cybersecurity trouble
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(7 Nov 2018) Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says cybersecurity officials are hoping for the best in the midterm election but preparing to react to the worst. Nielsen says that the election will be the most secure in the modern era. "I can confidently say that the 2018 elections will be the most secure election in the modern era. At this time, we have no indication of compromise to our nation's election infrastructure that would prevent voting, change vote counts or distrust the ability to tally votes," she said. Nielsen was speaking Tuesday at a command center where state and local officials are working with federal agents to share information on possible interference from foreign or domestic agents. States run elections, but Homeland Security is the federal department tasked with both cybersecurity and protecting the country's election infrastructure. Voters were managing long lines and malfunctioning machines, but those problems weren't because of any foreign interference. Nielsen says no voting machines have been compromised, but there has been a misinformation effort by foreign groups eager to sow discord. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/dfeecd6379ee072b93268313d929ade2
