Super Tuesday voting so far free of cyber meddling, U.S. officials say
WASHINGTON - National security professionals from across the U.S. government will meet on Tuesday in a Northern Virginia office building for an unprecedented monitoring effort to counter cyberattacks and foreign disinformation aimed at Super Tuesday presidential primaries.
Since U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election - allegations Moscow denies - the U.S. government has introduced measures to combat hacking and foreign propaganda activities designed to affect the vote. Election security experts say that while the government has made improvements, many vulnerabilities still exist.
State and local election officials spread across the country will also be connected to the nerve center, reporting their experiences and any suspicious cyber incidents. “The level of coordination and communication between the federal government and state, local and private sector partners is stronger than it’s ever been,” the statement read.
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