Cyber "SWAT" teams gird for Election Day trouble

In a way, they are girding for war, but the fronts are multiple and decentralized. Although many are keeping low profiles, we know about some.

• The Department of Homeland Security has been conducting cyber audits of state and local election systems since August, responding to requests from 46 states and 32 local election officials.

• Indiana is setting up an election cyber-war room.

• In Washington, D.C., and on the ground in 26 states, the non-partisan Election Protection coalition will staff hotlines for voters and have an election geek squad ready for questions from jurisdictions.

• The Election Verification Network has assembled an elite “A-Team” of cryptographers, analysts and security experts who will make themselves available to any jurisdictions needing help on Election Day and in the vote counts that follow.