In the weeks leading up the 2020 election, some states are calling out the National Guard to help protect the election process from online attacks. The units are not responding to any specific threats; theyre acting in their role as their state’s cybersecurity support system. Colorado, North Carolina, Washington and Ohio are among the states that have acknowledged National Guard troops will be working on election security. The federal government has no plans to activate any state National Guard forces for election-related tasks, but if the U.S. National Security Agency were to request help from the Department of Defense for a security issue, the National Guards could be used in that capacity.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/national-guard-cybersecurity-units-ready-to-protect-election-a-14990