US Midterms: Hegseth says military intelligence, cyber forces will guard election systems

By The Economic Times

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The US National Security Agency and other military intelligence and cybersecurity forces will guard election systems during the November midterms, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday. Military cybersecurity experts have routinely helped monitor systems and deter potential hackers since election equipment was designated " critical infrastructure " in 2017. ► Subscribe to The Economic Times for the latest video updates. It's free! - https://www.youtube.com/TheEconomicTimes?sub_confirmation=1 ► More Videos @ ETTV - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/TV ► https://EconomicTimes.com ► For business news on the go, download ET app: https://etapp.onelink.me/tOvY/EconomicTimesApp Follow ET on: ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EconomicTimes ► Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/economictimes ► LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/economictimes ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/economictimes/ ► Flipboard - https://flipboard.com/@economictimes #news #latestnews #eco

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