NCCIC chief: Pentagon is assisting DHS with cyber incidents amid election security concerns

The Defense Department is providing backup resources to the Department of Homeland Security's center for tracking and responding to cyber threats under a new formal arrangement that will be set up within the next week, according to the director of the DHS' National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center.

“The big thing now is the elections,” said NCCIC Director John Felker in an exclusive interview with Inside Cybersecurity. “How are we prepared to respond in the event that there's a cyber...