Election threat from Russia not as bad as in '16, high-profile analysts say, but the real test may be coming

A former top DHS cyber official and a leading cybersecurity strategist said Wednesday that the Russian threat to U.S. elections is not as high as it was in 2016, though the next few weeks will be the “magic moment” when significant interference could take place, amid a sustained foreign influence campaign targeting the United States.

And, said James Lewis, senior vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, “We think this might be a test run for them,...