(NPR) Former Election Security Official Says It Will Take 'Years' To Undo Disinformation

Former Election Security Official Says It Will Take 'Years' To Undo Disinformation








Senior Cybersecurity Advisor at the Department of Homeland Security Matthew Masterson testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing in 2019. He left his post on Friday.



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Former Election Security Official Says It Will Take 'Years' To Undo Disinformation






In his first interview out of office, Matthew Masterson, a top deputy to Christopher Krebs at the Department of Homeland Security, called 2020 "as smooth a presidential election as I've ever seen."