She says this runs counter to assurances DHS gave state election officials in phone calls during August, September and October that no credible threat existed in the fall of 2016. ——10:10 a.m.Jeh Johnson, the former secretary of homeland security, says his concerns about a cyberattack against U.S. election systems grew during the summer of 2016. Johnson told the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday that his department developed a plan to offer cybersecurity assistance to state election officials. Johnson served as former President Barack Obama’s homeland security chief for three years. In early January, Johnson designated U.S. election systems such as polling places and voter registration databases as critical infrastructure.

Source: National Post June 22, 2017 02:15 UTC