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FEC: Campaigns Can Use Discounted Cybersecurity Services

July 11, 2019 admin A Little Sunshine, Adav Noti, Campaign Legal Center, Dan Petalas, Defending Digital Campaigns, Department of Homeland Security, Eric Geller, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Federal Election Commission, Garvey Schubert Barer, Microsoft Corp., Politico, Sen. Ron Wyden, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, The New York Times

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 20:41:21 +0000

The U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) said today companies can offer discounted cybersecurity services to political campaigns without running afoul of existing campaign finance laws, provided they already do the same for other non-political entities. The decision comes amid much jostling on Capitol Hill over election security at the state level, and fresh warnings from U.S. intelligence agencies about impending cyber attacks targeting candidates in the lead up to the 2020 election.