Symantec Makes Elections More Secure With Free Service to ‘Spoof Proof’ Websites, Including Candidates & Political Organi...
September 18 2018 - 09:00AM
Business Wire
Helps root out fake news and influence efforts
executed through email phishing scams and other misdirection
techniques ahead of November 6th midterm elections
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), the world’s leading cyber
security company, today announced the availability of a free
service, powered by Symantec’s proprietary artificial intelligence
technology, that political candidates and campaigns can use to test
the security and authenticity of their websites.
Attracting unsuspecting users to fake websites that contain
minor, undetectable differences from legitimate websites, is a
popular technique that cyber criminals use to gather personal
information, such as birth dates, email addresses, and voting
preferences. That data can then be weaponized to influence behavior
and attitudes, spread false information, or be harvested for cyber
crime. The websites of candidates, state election commissions, and
other political organizations are a prime target for malicious
actors seeking to influence the outcome of the upcoming U.S.
midterm elections, as well as other global electoral processes.
Organizations, including candidates, election commissions and
political parties, can easily sign up free of charge to have their
websites checked by Symantec’s Project Dolphin spoof proof service,
utilizing the company’s proprietary and patented technology. This
AI-driven technology analyzes websites in Symantec’s massive
telemetry and if it discovers a spoofed version of the legitimate
site, the company will notify the organization with details. The
free service is available now at
https://go.symantec.com/spoofproof-security.
“Symantec has been focused on election security for many years,
but given the gravity of the current security landscape, we are
compelled to raise awareness and make it easy for relevant parties
to participate in ensuring the integrity of the upcoming election,”
said Greg Clark, CEO, Symantec. “The issues that plagued the 2016
election are still prevalent today and are likely to continue to
persist through the midterm elections, into 2020, and into
elections globally. It is important for all parties, public and
private, to contribute to protecting the security and integrity of
our elections and democracy.”
Along with the service, Symantec is making a variety of
informational resources available to election officials, campaigns,
and candidates through its dedicated election security microsite,
including:
- Election Security Best Practices for
poll workers, voters, and government officials
- Training videos for polling officials
and workers to help them learn to spot and stop tampering
efforts
- Blogs containing analysis, tips, and
information related to security for voters, election officials, and
candidates
- Aggregated news on election security as
an easy resource
Spoofing attacks can be used to target any organization for
nefarious purposes, which is why Symantec is making this service
freely available for anyone interested in testing their
website.
For more information, please visit https://www.symantec.com/election-security.
About Symantec
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC), one of the world's leading
cyber security company, helps organizations, governments and people
secure their most important data wherever it lives. Organizations
across the world look to Symantec for strategic, integrated
solutions to defend against sophisticated attacks across endpoints,
cloud and infrastructure. Likewise, a global community of more than
50 million people and families rely on Symantec's Norton and
LifeLock product suites to protect their digital lives at home and
across their devices. Symantec operates one of the world's largest
civilian cyber intelligence networks, allowing it to see and
protect against the most advanced threats. For additional
information, please visit www.symantec.com or connect
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