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Biden Cybersecurity Director: 'Errors,' 'Glitches' Are 'Normal' in Elections
newsmax ^ | 11/1/2022 | eric mack

Posted on 11/02/2022 9:42:17 AM PDT by bitt

The Biden administration's cyberdefense agency director is warning midterm election voters to expect "errors" and "glitches" that "happen in every election" — like a "pipe will burst" — but she says that is "normal" and "not nefarious," and the media should fall in line on that narrative.

"There are going to be errors, there are going to be glitches — it happens in every election," according to Jen Easterly, director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the Department of Homeland Security, speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies symposium Tuesday.

"But that's why there are multiple layers of security controls and resilience built into the system."

Easterly added an urge for the media to not suggest "glitches" are "nefarious."

"So, to the media, that's where I really want to ask for everybody's help, because these things are going to happen," she continued. "Somebody will forget their key to the polling place. A water pipe will burst.

"These are normal things. They're not nefarious. It's super important that folks get the word out on how elections work."

Easterly's mention of a water pipe burst is a reference to the 2020 presidential election concern of former President Donald Trump, which reportedly led to ballot counters to be sent home in the middle of the night.

"Elections are not over when the polling place closes," Easterly continued. "There's so much work to be done to ensure there is reconciliation of provisional ballots, counting of absentee ballots, military voters.

"We all need to let the machinery of democracy work."

Among other noteworthy remarks from Easterly on Tuesday related to election security and integrity:

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: criminalregime; cybersecurity; jeneasterly; votefraud
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1 posted on 11/02/2022 9:42:17 AM PDT by bitt
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He meant errors and glitches that always support the democrat party are normal.


2 posted on 11/02/2022 9:43:19 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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3 posted on 11/02/2022 9:43:56 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: bitt

Cheating is normal? Good to know.


4 posted on 11/02/2022 9:44:52 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

they’re admitting it early...


5 posted on 11/02/2022 9:45:39 AM PDT by bitt (<IMG SRC=' 'width=50%>)
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Translation: “Every socialist candidate will win by at least 81 million votes.”


6 posted on 11/02/2022 9:47:38 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (The only good commie is one that's dead - Country Joe McDonald)
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To: bitt

Setting up for the BIG glitch eh? Sad dang state of affairs.


7 posted on 11/02/2022 9:47:55 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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8 posted on 11/02/2022 9:47:56 AM PDT by bitt (<IMG SRC=' 'width=50%>)
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To: joma89

It’s called “Fraud”!!


9 posted on 11/02/2022 9:50:11 AM PDT by CMailBag
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“We have some stuff planned which will blow your mind, but we ask that you ignore it and pretend that it’s normal.”


10 posted on 11/02/2022 9:50:19 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. )
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Funny how they almost always “glitch” in favor of the dem candidate.


11 posted on 11/02/2022 9:50:24 AM PDT by fwdude (Society has been fully polarized now, and you have to decide on which pole you want to be found.)
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He is no IT professsional, that is certain.

If your systems are setup using best practices and properly maintained and monitored there is nothing to glitch or error.

Keep in mind I am not talking about windows desktops. I am talking about enterprise infrastructure that includes switches, routers, servers, etc. I have windows servers that have don their thing for most of their lifespan without unscheduled maintenance. I have firewalls that have not been rebooted in years outside of those reboots necessary for firmware updates or security patches. I also have a couple unix servers that have not been rebooted in over a decade.

So my point is, he is making excuses and relying on people to think in terms of their windows desktops. People associate issues with windows desktops. Systems that the election infrastructure uses do not have those issues. They are only vaguely related to windows desktop computers. If they run windows at all they are running an trimmed down embedded version that has 90% less crap going on and is therefore vastly more stable and secure.

So lies to obfuscate the fix. The fix is certainly in. expect it.


12 posted on 11/02/2022 9:51:27 AM PDT by NicoDon
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Especially when those “glitches” favor the democrat party, 100% of the time.


13 posted on 11/02/2022 10:10:01 AM PDT by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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I just saw your response after I posted the same thought. LOL


14 posted on 11/02/2022 10:10:45 AM PDT by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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Those lost ballots, glitches, errors, last minute trucks with ballots, all of those instances seem to have a common theme....

They all break big for democrats.


15 posted on 11/02/2022 10:16:43 AM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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The democrats are going to cheat and keep control of both houses of Congress. The American people will protest the stolen election and the federal government will say that democracy is being threatened by the protests and will then unleash the federal thugs to arrest the patriotic protesters, just like in every other country that has been taken over by communism. I can see it now.


16 posted on 11/02/2022 10:26:21 AM PDT by drypowder
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Will they later ask for AMNESTY?


17 posted on 11/02/2022 10:36:07 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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Errors and glitches are normal. Sometimes they are just more normal than other times.


18 posted on 11/02/2022 10:38:05 AM PDT by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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To: drypowder

You’re likely spot on.

An Appeal to Heaven 🌲 🙏🏻, for intervention.


19 posted on 11/02/2022 10:38:07 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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They are NOT normal in properly architected, programed and tested applications.


20 posted on 11/02/2022 11:17:21 AM PDT by taxcontrol (The choice is clear - either live as a slave on your knees or die as a free citizen on your feet.)
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