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State about security challenges. I want to welcome my panelists up here. Thank you for being to participate in this discussion. Obviously, its the topic day jour for Election Administrators and folks like jeremy in the Computer Science community dealing with election cybersecurity, securing the elections process. Just as a way of background, this topic is the topic de jour coming out of the elections where we saw state actors targeting systems and vendors and sphere fishing attempts in 2016 as well as declaration of elections as Critical Infrastructure. By the department of security. I hope we...

After a brief introduction well hear from the acting deputy under secretary for National Protection at the department of Homeland Security. All right, well go ahead and start back up. I appreciate you all trying to get back from lunch in an hour in d. C. Is difficult even if the food court is just down stairs, so thank you. Were at the hour of the program for the keynote remarks. Acting director of Homeland Security was scheduled to join us but unfortunately was pulled away to washington on business. We were very grateful the department dispatched you, and bob culasky, the acting director secr...

I want to thank you for coming back, personnel from the break i went to welcome my panelists took thank you for being willing to participate. Obviously is the topic du jour i would say for Election Administrators as well as folks like jeremy in the Computer Science community dealing with election Cyber Security and securing the elections process. Just as a way of the background this topic is obviously the top of jews your coming out of the 2016 election where we saw a nation state state level election systems through registration as well as vendors and spear phishing attempt in 2016 as well as...

Well go ahead and start back up. I appreciate you all trying to get back from lunch in an hour in d. C. Is difficult even in the food court is downstairs. We are at the time in the program for the keynote remarks as you saw in todays program, acting department of Homeland Security scheduled to join us but was pulled away from washington on business. We are grateful that the department dispatched, i guess thats what happens at the department, the acting deputy under secretary for the National Protection and programs commonly known in the election as mppd. To deliver remarks. As acting secretary...

Ask you to check that the various mobile devices have been silenced or turned off as we prepare to begin. For everyone inhouse there will be a slight shift in the program agenda. Our keynote will now follow our first panel, but it will also occur before the break that is scheduled before the second panel. So, opening our discussion today will be dr. Lee edwards, distinguished fellow and conservative thought here at the Heritage Foundation. Please join me in welcoming dr. Edwards. [applause] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to the Heritage Foundation. We thank you so much for c...