Computer attacks on political targets are becoming a regular feature of the election landscape. The email of Hillary Clinton’s top campaign adviser was stolen via a phishing effort and published on Wikileaks. More recently it was revealed that President Donald Trump’s inner circle was victimized by an email prank designed to get officials to respond to fake messages.
One member of Congress wants the federal government to take a lead role in improving the cyber savvy of political operatives.
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) wants the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to train political operatives to defend themselves against the dark arts of hackers, and she wants the Department of Homeland Security to take a role in making sure political campaigns are using up-to-date computer security.
