Heading into the 2020 U.S. presidential election pre-season, the U. S. government has been — and will continue to be — squarely focused on defending against nation-state hacks and influence. Especially on the heels of the recent government shutdown, the impact on the cyber security community was certainly felt. Democrats are already making election security a campaign issue for the next election pushing their Republication counterparts with the need to be more aggressive on their security stance, in order to calm down the public and get people to “believe in the system again.” And so, when speaking on this topic you must first address the big four Nation-States: namely Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.