CISA chief Krebs: 2018 election security efforts bolster COVID-19 defense work

Interagency and other collaborations established during the 2018 elections are helping the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency respond to threats related to the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccine development and disinformation, according to CISA Director Christopher Krebs.

Krebs identified the Cyber Threat Intelligence League and Cyber Threat Coalition as two key groups that CISA is working with to address the COVID-19 threat response.

“You had groups come together to share information, to protect healthcare facilities, to take down malicious malware serving...