Even before the FBI identified new cyber attacks on two separate state election boards, the Department of Homeland Security began considering declaring the election a "critical infrastructure," giving it the same control over security it has over Wall Street and and the electric power grid.
The latest admissions of attacks could speed up that effort possibly including the upcoming presidential election, according to officials.
"We should carefully consider whether our election system, our election process, is critical infrastructure like the financial sector, like the power grid," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said.
"There's a vital national interest in our election process, so I do think we need to consider whether it should be considered by my department and others critical infrastructure," he said at media conference earlier this month hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.
DHS has a vital security role in 16 areas of critical infrastructure and they provide a model for what the department and Johnson could have in mind for the election.
DHS describes it this way on their website: "There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof."
A White House policy directive adds, "The federal government also has a responsibility to strengthen the security and resilience of its own critical infrastructure, for the continuity of national essential functions, and to organize itself to partner effectively with and add value to the security and resilience efforts of critical infrastructure owners and operators."
At the time, Johnson did not mention specific security issues, but the FBI has since cited one hack and another attempt.
Johnson also said that the big issue at hand is that there isn't a central election system since the states run elections. "There's no one federal election system. There are some 9,000 jurisdictions involved in the election process," Johnson said.
"There's a national election for president, there are some 9,000 jurisdictions that participate, contribute to collecting votes, tallying votes and reporting votes," he said.
Thomas King
Here is the article link so that you can see for yourselves:
You have to wait to bump your own thread. Also, This is (((Russian hack))) is obviously a false flag. no one worried about this during obamas second term election. The whole thing is a sham, We have all been robbed.
Isaac Harris
I feel defeated, I'm starting to lose faith
I want to do something but I don't know where to turn to anymore, society has turned their back on us
Eli Martin
This can't be the end, I refuse! There has to be some way we can stop this chicanery from happening!
Xavier Walker
There is, but you dont want to know what it takes.
Carter Thomas
Then I suppose you do?
Justin Miller
Yes.
Daniel Harris
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Isaiah Ortiz
No. good ops name through. maybe "Dark Star" would be better.
Wyatt Harris
Alright operation Dark Star. Whats that? You take over a nuclear sub or something
William Collins
Wouldn't be possible. SRT would have you shotgunned out in less than 45 seconds, assuming you can get on board.
checked out Red Team user. He queued us in how it would play out if it went the other way and we can use that against them if we have the propaganda and planning ready.
Brandon Lee
No one worried about securing the election after the Florida debacle when Bush got elected either. That alone makes this stink of bull shit to me.
Austin Butler
due to your dub dubs, i must tell you this: Hillary will win, and no one will need to vote for her.
Best load on food and ammo user.
Charles Allen
I got a fully stocked gun safe and military training, no worries here user. Should probably do a few trips to costco in sept and oct though.
Nicholas Bell
That's not how trees grow. Stupid clown.
Benjamin Green
im pretty fucking sure this is a fucking tactic to get hillary in the white house by fanning the russian meme shit and its pissing me the fuck off
Noah Nelson
Get ready, user
Im set. got to get some more 7.62 just in case through.
