Former Election Security Head on America’s Biggest Threats

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🗓️ 29 October 2024

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During the Trump administration, Chris Krebs was the top cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security. He spoke with WSJ’s Rolfe Winkler at WSJ Tech Live about the upcoming U.S. election and growing cyber threats from foreign governments. Further Listening: -The Chinese Hackers Spying on U.S. Internet Traffic -Red, White and Who? Playlist Further Reading: -China-Linked Hackers Breach U.S. Internet Providers in New ‘Salt Typhoon’ Cyberattack -U.S. Wiretap Systems Targeted in China-Linked Hack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	During the last presidential election, Chris Krebs was the head of election
0:09.4	Cybersecurity for the Department of Homeland Security.
0:14.0	His job was to basically watch over the nation's voting systems, make sure they weren't hacked,
0:18.6	and that foreign nations or bad actors didn't try to break in and change the outcome.
0:24.0	After the 2020 results came in, showing Joe Biden
0:27.2	had defeated President Donald Trump,
0:29.1	Krebs and other cybersecurity officials
0:31.0	released his statement statement saying that the
0:33.1	2020 election was quote the most secure in American history and that quote
0:38.1	there is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes votes, or was in any way compromised.
0:46.8	Trump disagreed with that assessment.
0:49.2	He claimed, without evidence, that the election was rigged and stolen from him.
0:54.0	So, after Krebs put out that statement...
0:58.0	Breaking news out of the White House,
1:01.0	President Trump has just fired Christopher Krebs.
1:04.6	He's the director of the Federal Election Security Agency that repeatedly vouched for
1:08.8	the accuracy of the 2020 election.
1:11.3	It called the election the most secure ever and directly
1:14.2	contradicted the president's false claims of voter fraud.
1:18.3	President Trump fired Krebs via tweet.
1:22.1	Krebs responded on Twitter writing, quote,
1:25.0	Honor to serve. We did it right. Defend Today, secure tomorrow.
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