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Hi, I'm Chris Wray, Director of the FBI
I'm joined by my colleagues General Paul Nakasone,

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Director of the National Security
Agency; Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity

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and Infrastructure Security Agency;
and Bill Evanina, Director of the National

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Counterintelligence and Security Center.

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We want to talk to you today about an issue
of great importance to all Americans - the

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integrity and security of our 2020 election.

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Next month, we will exercise one of our most
cherished rights and a foundation of our

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democracy - the right to vote in a free and
fair election.

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Some Americans will go to the polls on November
3rd to cast their votes, while others

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will be voting by mail; in fact, some have
already begun to return their ballots.

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But no matter which method you choose, your
voice is important; rest assured that the

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security of the election - and safeguarding
your vote - is and will continue to be one

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of
our highest priorities.

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The FBI is the primary investigative agency
responsible for malicious cyber activity

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against election infrastructure, malign foreign
influence operations, and election-related

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crimes, like voter fraud and voter suppression.

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We're not going to tolerate foreign interference
in our elections or criminal activity that

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threatens the sanctity of your vote or undermines
public confidence in the outcome of

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the election.

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At the FBI, we're working closely with our
federal, state, and local partners to share

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information, bolster security, and identify
and disrupt any threats.

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We're also coordinating with the private sector
- both technology and social media

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companies - to make sure that their platforms
are not used by foreign adversaries to

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spread disinformation and propaganda.

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And we're not letting our guard down
If we see indications of foreign interference

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or federal election crimes, we'll aggressively
investigate and work with our partners to

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take appropriate action, including seeking
criminal charges where warranted.

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As always, the men and women of the FBI remain
committed to protecting the American

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people, our democracy, and the integrity of
our elections.

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Hello.

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I'm General Paul M. Nakasone, Commander of
United States Cyber Command

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and Director of the National Security Agency.

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Election security is a top, enduring priority
for the Command and Agency.

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We're working hard every day, contributing
to the whole-of-government effort to

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safeguard elections.

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It's important for you to know what the Command
and the Agency bring to the fight each

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day to keep our nation safe from foreign adversaries.

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We generate insights, enable defenses, and,
when authorized, impose costs on foreign

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adversaries.

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At Cyber Command, we plan and execute cyber
operations to defend the Nation.

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We work with foreign partners to hunt for
malicious cyber actors and neutralize their

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capabilities.

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When we find foreign adversary malware, we
work with our U.S.

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Government and
International partners on attribution and

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mitigation.

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We don't just stop there.

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We share our findings with the cybersecurity
community to

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protect the broader public from these cyber
threats.

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At the National Security Agency, we are both
a member of the Intelligence Community,

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and a part of the Department of Defense.

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We are the world leader in cryptology - The
art and science of making and breaking codes.

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Our foreign signals intelligence mission generates
deep insights into the highest priority

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foreign adversaries.

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We marry those insights with our renowned
Cybersecurity

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expertise.

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We protect sensitive networks and information,
and we alert our federal

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government partners, as well as the public
to potential vulnerabilities and mitigation

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measures.

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When you combine the insights and expertise
of the world's preeminent cryptologic

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agency with the capabilities of a military
combatant command, you get a powerful united

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effort that helps defend our Nation and secure
the future.

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Hi, I'm Chris Krebs, director of the Cyber
Security and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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There's been a lot of talk about efforts to
hack our elections over the last four years

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and
some of you might be wondering whether the

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2020 elections will be secure.

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Well I'm here today to tell you that my confidence
in the security of your vote has never

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been higher.

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That's because of an all of nation, unprecedented
election security effort over the last

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several years.

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At CISA, we're focused on securing our nation's
critical infrastructure and the essential

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services that underpin our society.

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And that pretty clearly includes election
systems.

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Since 2017, we've been working with state
and local election officials, the folks that

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run
our elections, just for this moment.

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First we pulled together the election community
across all 50 states, the territories, and

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DC, to work towards a common purpose of protecting
2020.

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Second, we help make the election systems
across the country as secure and resilient

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as possible.

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And third, we've work to increase auditability
of voting processes, including the vote

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itself.

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This year, more than 92% of votes cast will
have a paper record.

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And that's a
great thing because election officials check

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the receipts and make sure the count is
right.

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But you know what, elections are going to
look a little different this year.

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While this will
change the way Americans vote, Americans will

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vote.

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And American voters will decide
American elections.

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And you, as the American voter are the last
line of defense.

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We're going to remain on the lookout for any
threats and stand with our election

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partners to give them all the support they
need at this critical time.

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But you can play a
role too.

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Be being a prepared, participating, and patient
voter.

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Prepared by having a voting plan
no matter how you're voting.

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Participate by volunteering to be an election
worker if you

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can.

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And be patient, because of the changes due
to COVID, on November 3rd, we might

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not know the outcome of our election.

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And that's okay, but we're going to need your
patience until official results are

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announced.

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So get out there and vote with confidence,
and be a part of protecting 2020.

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Hello, I'm Bill Evanina, Director of the National
Counterintelligence and Security Center.

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As the leader of our nation's counterintelligence
efforts, there is no doubt adversaries

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are attempting to undermine our democracy
and democratic values, as we approach

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our elections.

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Foreign actors are spreading disinformation
and attempting to sway voters by executing

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influence operations.

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They are using an array of cyber activities
with the intent to gain access to our

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election infrastructure.

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They are also attempting to collect derogatory
personal information from candidates,

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campaigns, and prominent Americans.

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Despite these nefarious efforts, our election
system remains resilient.

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To-be-clear, it
would be very difficult for adversaries to

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interfere with, or manipulate, voting results
at

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scale.

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I can assure you the Intelligence Community
is working around the clock -- and around

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the world - safeguarding our elections.

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We continue to provide timely and actionable
intelligence to the FBI and the Department

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of Homeland Security, and in turn, your
election officials, to combat election threats.

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Our collective posture to neutralize, and
expose these activities is unprecedented,

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robust and unwavering.

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Securing our election requires a whole-of-society
approach.

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Every American has a role
to play, especially since the American voter

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is the primary target of these foreign
influence and disinformation efforts.

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The women and men of the Intelligence Community
will continue to be vigilant in

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protecting America, but we need your participation
in this effort.

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As Americans, we are
all in this together.

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I encourage you to stay informed and vote!

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By doing so, you'll not only help protect
OUR elections, but also send a clear message

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to our adversaries.

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We decide who our elected officials are.

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Thank you.

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