National Guard to Activate Cybersecurity Teams to Help with Midterm Elections in 14 States

GATEWAY PUNDIT ^ | 11/5/2022 | JIM HOFT

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In preparation for upcoming Tuesday’s midterm election, the National Guard will be activating cybersecurity teams in 14 states to assist in keeping election authorities’ networks secure from cyber attacks and from any malicious activities, Politico reported.

“The move is part of a wider effort to ensure the midterms are secure from cybersecurity threats, which have loomed large in recent years since Russian interference operations in 2016,” the outlet added.

During a press conference on Friday, Washington Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh said, “One of the things making a lot of this possible are states that’ve just decided to do it.”

“Not everyone’s doing it, and those that are have invested in cyber talent and cyber missions for years. If you don’t have a cyber unit in your state you’re not in a good position to help them protect elections,” he added.

The 14 states with National Guard teams on duty on election day are North Carolina, Arizona, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, Washington, and West Virginia.

Fox News reported:

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[Blueflag]

No big deal actually. The various national guards already liase and drill with the US Space Force and the various cyber commands.

This is good practice, and the national guard ranks contain a good number of seasoned cyber professionals who know what Splunk is...

[Macoozie]

But the machines aren’t connected to the internet, so they can’t be tampered with!
/s

[rlmorel]

I may be off-base on this, but I distrust having the military assist in this.

The military has demonstrated they have people in place who are untrustworthy, starting at the SecDef and the JCS.

It pains me to say this. More than anyone can guess.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’m not really comfortable with the current government “helping” with the midterm elections. They aren’t very transparent so it’s difficult to see what the Feddies are up to.

[mosaicwolf]

"I may be off-base on this, but I distrust having the military assist in this."

I am with you on that issue. It pains me terribly especially since I spent 30 years on AD. Senior Officers used to be trusted. Their honor and integrity was absolute. No more. God help America

[eartick]

Under command of the CIC. What could go wrong

[Pollard]

Are they previously vetted by Nancy Pelosi when they were in DC?

[Safrguns]

I thought election systems were not supposed to be connected to the internet!

[Pollard]

Yep, after Nov 2020, all we heard is that no machines are connected to the internet. Mike Lindell was called crazy for saying they were.

[ChessExpert]

I smell a rat. I hope I am wrong.

[Candor7]

Michigan and Georgia?........Cricketas.......

[xenia]

“since Russian interference operations in 2016”
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This action is predicated on the Russian interference lie. That builds my confidence /s

[Carl Vehse]

Politically weaponized National Guard to Activate Cybersecurity Teams to Help the Demonicrats' efforts in rigging voting with Midterm Elections in 14 States

There. Fixed it.

[realcleanguy]

Wait, but Obama said there was no Cyber attack on any of our voting in 2016.

[Pollard]

Well this is weird.

https://azsos.gov/elections/about-elections/voting-equipment

Components of the electronic voting system:

1. Must be password-protected (for voting system software);
2. May not be connected to the internet, any wireless communications device, or any external network (except for e-pollbooks);
3. May not be used to modem election results, whether through analog, cellular, or any similar transmission;
4. May not contain remote access software or any capability to remotely-access the system;
5. Must match the software or firmware hash code on file with the officer in charge of elections prior to programing the election and the hash code on file with either (1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); or (2) the Secretary of State at the time of certification of the electronic voting system; and
6. Must be observed by the officer in charge of elections or a designee if the election program (or any software or firmware) is updated or modified.

May not contain remote access software or any capability to remotely-access the system;

So if they don't have the capability for remote access, why do they need the NG there to prevent cyber intrusion???

Anyone else sick of being lied to about these systems?

[Bookshelf]

Gen Welsch: 20. August 2008 - December 2010, Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Support/Associate Director for Military Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.

[Agatsu77]

The fix is in.

[Pollard]

Pennsylvania

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-vulnerable-are-pennsylvanias-electronic-voting-machines/

But Republican elections commissioner Al Schmidt sees some issues with Pennsylvania’s voting procedures. He wrote a report on voting irregularities during the 2012 election. There have been dozens of cases but only 10 prosecutions.

Schmidt says even without a paper trail, the electronic machines are safe because they do keep a digital record of votes cast. And, he points out, the individual machines are not connected to the internet.

“Our voting system has more in common with household appliance than a laptop or anything like that,” Schmidt said.

That means the machines themselves are not vulnerable to a cyberattack:

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the individual machines are not connected to the internet.

That means the machines themselves are not vulnerable to a cyberattack:

But now they suddenly need the NG to protect from cyber attack?