Get Help to Secure Election, US Urges Local Officials

Federal officials are urging local election agencies to contact the Department of Homeland Security to receive help with cybersecurity before the November 8 election. The Department of Homeland Security says 33 states and 11 counties have approached the department to improve their security systems ahead of the election. “Time is a factor. There are only 29 days until Election Day,” Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement Monday. The department says it can take up to three weeks to...

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