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US cybersecurity agency releases election infrastructure plan 40 days before midterms

Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan, some 40 days before November's midterms, laying out potential threats to election systems and listing services it would offer to election officials to protect the vote. The plan, which Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had originally promised to release by mid-August, comes as the Trump administration has been trying to kickstart efforts to help states protect voting systems.

US cybersecurity agency releases election infrastructure plan 40 days before midterms

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Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan, some 40 days before November's midterms, laying out potential threats to election systems and listing services it would offer to election...

The plan, which Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had originally promised to release by mid-August, comes as the Trump administration has been trying to kickstart efforts to help states protect...

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Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan, some 40 days before November's midterms, laying out potential threats to election systems and listing services it would offer to election officials to protect the vote. The plan, which Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had originally promised to release by mid-August, comes as the Trump administration has been trying to kickstart efforts to help states protect voting systems.

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