John Cohen, executive director of the countering hybrid threats program at the Center for Internet Security, says state and local law enforcement agencies can better work together to address evolving, multi-dimensional threats. Cohen tells StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast that the cybersecurity, physical and information operations by foreign and domestic threat actors present in the 2024 election did not derail the elections process, thanks to thorough preparation by elections officials. At CIS, he says, that preparation included the launch of ThreatWA, an intelligence subscription service that bridges the gap between state and local law enforcement agencies. Cohen also says state and local governments should be vigilant about DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned artificial intelligence app that many states are working to ban.

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