Thread by @jseldin

#Election2016 for US "a similar sort of wake-up call" to #Russia's launch of #Sputnik in 1957, per @CISAKrebs

"This was truly an affront to the American ppl because it demonstrated the potentiality to undermine democracy at large-that's why we take it as seriously as we do"

"I've said it before & I'll say it again. The 2020 election will be the most secure election in modern history" @CISAKrebs tells @BrookingsInst

"We've been truly able to raise the awareness of cybersecurity threats with our partners. They get it"

At least 92% of states will have a paper record of each vote - so election can be audited and verified, per @CISAKrebs

But with #COVID19 and expansion of absentee voting, that percentage could be even higher

"We've truly developed a unified, United States effort in support of partners in state & local government" per @CISAKrebs, including support from US intelligence community

.@CISAKrebs also praises @US_CYBERCOM and "defend forward engagements where they go out there & they work in the sphere of influence of #Russia - #Ukraine #NorthernMacedonia #Montenegro - and they get on networks & they see activity"

"We can look and see what the playbook is"

That information is relayed to state/local partners to protect US elections, per @CISAKrebs

"#COVID is changing pretty much how every election across the great country will take place in November" per @CISAKrebs "It's critical that voters understand and the election officials can share the information about what's happening"

NEW: "We're not seeing that level of coordinated, determined #cyber activity from adversaries" like in #Election2016, per @CISAKrebs

"We absolutely have better visibility across the networks & we're just not seeing that same level of activity"

"It's critical to understand that any kind of voting has risks" per @CISAKrebs "To the extent that we can expand rapidly any sort of paper ballot back-up, that is going to lead to post-election audit success"

"We're not fooling ourselves here. There are bad guys that want to do bad things" per @CISAKrebs "#Russia wants to destabilize. #China wants a more compliant state. And #Iran probably wants a little bit of both."

"We've got the defenses up and we're ready for it"

"The American voter has a role to play" per @CISAKrebs, saying voters must be educated & prepared

"Make sure you have a plan...Understand how things may have changed in your state, in your jurisdiction"

.@CISAgov urging patience from all US voters for #Election2020

"It may not be that we have all the information to determine the winner on Nov 3rd" per @CISAKrebs "it may take a little bit more time"

"We should expect not all of the classic, historical polling locations to be used - there may be schools that are out of service" per @CISAKrebs, suggesting sports arenas and the like could be used more to allow for social distacing