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| National Guard Cybersecurity Units Activated in 14 States |
| 2022-11-07 |
| [Epoch Times] Cybersecurity units from the National Guard will be activated in 14 U.S. states to help counter any threats to election officials’ networks ahead of, during, and following the Nov. 8 elections, according to reports. Part of the problem or part of the solution? The 14 include battleground states Arizona, Iowa, and Pennsylvania, as well as Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, New Mexico, New York, Washington, and West Virginia, Politico reported. Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, the commander of the Washington Air National Guard, said at a virtual media briefing on Nov. 4 that not every state is doing it, but states that are activating these units "have invested in cyber talent and cyber missions for years," according to outlet Statescoop, which reports on technology-related news in government. "If you don’t have a cyber unit in your state, you’re not in a good position to help them protect elections," Welsh said. I wonder if my state has a cyber-security unit, and if they know their pronouns? He added that the National Guard’s participation in election cybersecurity activities "does add an air of credibility to what’s out there," noting that the National Guard "is still one of the most trusted institutions in the United States." Maybe. I await the after action report. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #10 r/voter suppression/stuffed vote suppression/g |
| Posted by: Lumpy Gonque5796 2022-11-07 16:57 |
| #9 Not sure there are any Pubs North of Bloomington, Il. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-11-07 15:45 |
| #8 Sorry NMBS, the Dems in Ill. had been doing just that for many years. Ballot Box stuffing (now known as ballot harvesting) has been a time honored cheating method for a long, long time. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2022-11-07 14:54 |
| #7 If we used a paper balloting system, run by accountable state officials, and tabulated then in each state, there could be NO CYBERSECURITY THREAT since you CAN"T HACK PAPER!!!!!!!!! There is no sane explanation for why we have rendered out most sacred act, the vote, to vulnerabilities from foreign or domestic interference through the internet. Old fashioned poll watchers usually moderated the degree of demokrat cheating in the deep blue cities where districts had 100% turnout and more registered voters than total population. Stiffer enforcement and voter fraud penalties will mostly solve that problem. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-11-07 13:23 |
| #6 10 of 14 are ultra Lib states |
| Posted by: 746 2022-11-07 12:23 |
| #5 Somehow I have trouble associating weekend warriors with crack cyber security teams. I could be wrong but the Chinese PLA has had an entire division dedicated to cyber warfare for decades and I'd bet the National Guard is a bit behind in terms of capability. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-11-07 11:55 |
| #4 There would be no need for any network if we went back to paper ballots. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-11-07 11:30 |
| #3 The internet backbone is not a state-level responsibility. How did this happen? What country are we living in? |
| Posted by: Billy B 2022-11-07 09:56 |
| #2 Er huh......Im thinking this might be going beyond established law and the constitution. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-11-07 09:30 |
| #1 “National Guard Cybersecurity Units” WTF?? When, who, where, how…? |
| Posted by: Billy B 2022-11-07 08:34 |