2020 Political Campaigns Are Trying To Avoid A 2016-Style Hack

Posted on AllSides January 28th, 2020
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elections, Presidential elections, Presidential campaigns, Cybersecurity

Paranoia is the best strategy for political campaigns when it comes to digital security. After all, who can forget the massive hack of the Hillary Clinton campaign's emails during the last presidential election and its embarrassing consequences?

The reelection campaign of Maine Sen. Angus King took this to heart. Lisa Kaplan, King's digital director, regularly sent out fake emails to her staff to "see who would click on them." Those emails during the 2018 campaign looked real — but they were not.

The goal was to keep staff members on...

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https://www.npr.org/2020/01/28/799062773/2020-political-campaigns-are-trying-to-avoid-a-2016-style-hack

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