How Secure Is Our Election?

How Secure Is Our Election?

America’s head of cybersecurity isn’t worried about the election being hacked or the results being tampered with. But this election cycle does have her worried for our democracy.


Guest: Jen Easterly, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency


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