In light of the upcoming finale of the 2016 presidential race, government intelligence agencies are preparing to deal with potential threats that will spark mayhem in the midst of a very tense political atmosphere.
Rumors have already spread about another cyber attack that is aimed at destabilizing next week's US elections. The Department of Homeland Security, CIA, National Security Agency and other components of the US military are coordinating with the White House in preventing this nation-wide cyber threat.
The government is determined to address this issue, regardless of whether the threat is real or a product of mass hysteria. In recent times, the American public is quick to point their fingers at Russia (and for a number of understandable reasons).
"The former US ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, states that the Russians have been politically hostile to America and the latter is working on strategies to respond," NBC News reported.
In a related report by USA Today, it is implied that 'it only takes doubt' to actually undermine the US election process. Herb Lin, a senior research scholar for cyber policy at the Hoover Institution (Stanford University), affirms that apprehensions easily take root from generally perceived 'questionable' digital security.
Nonetheless, both separate accounts still consider Russia as a potential source of the theoretical cyber attack. It is important to take note that the Russian president Vladimir Putin openly expresses 'less than friendly' sentiments towards US and NATO in general.
In line with this antagonistic position, Putin was conveniently blamed for the waves of controversial email leakage of John Podesta's, the head of Clinton's presidential campaign. Much to the consternation of key public officials, this pessimistic outlook is being further proselytized by the public discourses of Republican nominee Donald Trump. He is completely convinced that the election process is 'rigged'.
