"US Cyber Command and NSA Partner On Defence Efforts For Midterms Elections"

US military and intelligence entities are renewing their efforts to protect electoral procedures from hacking and disinformation before and during the November midterms elections.  The news comes from the National Security Agency (NSA) and US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), who published a joint blog post detailing their security capabilities.  The Election Security Group (ESG) operates under the guidance of USCYBERCOM's co-lead and deputy commander of cyber national mission force Victor Macias and Anna Horrigan, NSA's senior executive and election security co-lead.  The Election Security Group's primary goals are to monitor and research foreign adversaries who may interfere with or influence elections.  The group also bolsters domestic defense by sharing information with allied partners and imposing sanctions on foreign actors who seek to undermine democratic processes.  The partnership comes weeks after the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) compiled and released a list of free cybersecurity tools for the election community.

Infosecurity reports: "US Cyber Command and NSA Partner On Defence Efforts For Midterms Elections"