Sen. Carper Urges DHS to Protect US Election Systems from Cyberattacks

Homeland Security Today: Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, today wrote Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson “regarding the potential of cyber security vulnerabilities in voting machines and other information technology utilized in election systems across the United States.”

“I write today regarding the recent cyberattacks on American political organizations and the potential vulnerability of election systems and voting machines in the United States to similar attacks,” Carper told Johnson.

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