Election Day Security Chat Room Will Be Open to More Than 3,000 County-Level Officials

Route Fifty: A virtual chat room the Homeland Security Department will operate on election day will be available to election officials down to the county level and will include unclassified information, the department’s top cybersecurity official Chris Krebs said Friday.

When it comes to classified threat information, Homeland Security officials will shift to secure phone calls and video conferences with state and local officials who have been granted security clearances or authorized for temporary clearances, Krebs told reporters following an election security exercise.

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