We are a few days away from the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. It should be no secret to no one that Cyber Security has been amid several controversial topics such as emails and alleged state-sponsored cyber-attacks to influence the results of this year’s presidential election. The Federal Government believes that Russia can be behind recent waves of DDoS attacks which caused internet disruptions in the Northeast region. Multiple major news outlets have now confirmed that the U.S. military has been preparing and is ready to retaliate against any possible cyber-attacks from Russia to disrupt the election next week.
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