Election Tech 2016 | TechRepublic https://www.techrepublic.com News, Tips, and Advice for Technology Professionals Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:13:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Analysts question whether FBI election cybersecurity changes are robust enough https://www.techrepublic.com/article/analysts-question-whether-fbi-election-cybersecurity-changes-are-robust-enough/ Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:25:17 +0000 New guidelines show how the agency will coordinate with state officials in the event of a cyberattack on election infrastructure.

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]]> Eric Trump during the campaign: “You can’t allow [hackers] to attack the government.” https://www.techrepublic.com/article/eric-trump-during-the-campaign-you-cant-allow-hackers-to-attack-the-government/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:53:00 +0000 If America is hacked the country must show backbone, the president's son told TechRepublic during the 2016 campaign. A year later, are we more secure?

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]]> Video: Eric Trump: Hacking has been happening for years and we have to stop it https://www.techrepublic.com/videos/video-eric-trump-hacking-has-been-happening-for-years-and-we-have-to-stop-it/ Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:22:16 +0000 "Every single day American companies are being hacked. You have to be every bit as tough on cyersecurity as you are on regular security," Eric Trump told TechRepublic at the 2016 New Hampshire primary

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]]> Election tech: The truth about Cambridge Analytica’s political big data https://www.techrepublic.com/article/election-tech-the-truth-about-the-impact-of-political-big-data/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:31:00 +0000 Did political analytics firm Cambridge Analytica exaggerate the role analytics played in helping Donald Trump win? Crowdskout CEO Zack Christenson separates election tech facts from fiction.

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]]> Gallery: The future impact of big data in politics https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/gallery-the-future-impact-of-big-data-in-politics/ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:54:08 +0000 Big data was the big winner of the presidential election, and political tech companies are booming. Learn how innovations learned on the campaign are now used to microtarget consumers.

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]]> How AT&T built the data network for Trump’s inauguration https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-at-t-built-the-data-network-for-trumps-inauguration/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:16:53 +0000 This week nearly a million mobile phone users will attend inaugural events in Washington, D.C. Here's how AT&T spent two years and $15 million to prepare for the next president.

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]]> A data visualization of Trump trends on social media https://www.techrepublic.com/article/a-data-visualization-of-trump-trends-on-social-media/ Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:19:00 +0000 The internet is on fire with conversation about the next president of the United States. Twitter data illuminates Trump's trending topics and shows just how partisan the online conversation really is.

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]]> Cybersecurity in President Trump’s America: The first 100 days https://www.techrepublic.com/article/cybersecurity-in-president-trumps-america-the-first-100-days/ Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:15:00 +0000 It could take months to know what the Trump administration's cybersecurity policy will be. Cyber-defense experts weigh in with advice and best practices for securing your company today.

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]]> Fake news is everywhere. Should the tech world help stop the spread? https://www.techrepublic.com/article/fake-news-is-everywhere-should-the-tech-world-help-stop-the-spread/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:57:33 +0000 Fake news ran rampant in Facebook news feeds before the election. Programmers, and Facebook itself, are trying to stop it, but this gets into ethical questions.

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]]> Election tech: Lies, damned lies, and statistics https://www.techrepublic.com/article/election-tech-lies-damned-lies-and-statistics/ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:29:00 +0000 In the aftermath of the election, pollsters and pundits are scrambling to account for misguided forecasts. What went wrong (and right)? Political analysts weigh in on the role of data in politics.

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