Election Tech 2016

• Analysts question whether FBI election cybersecurity changes are robust enough

  New guidelines show how the agency will coordinate with state officials in the event of a cyberattack on election infrastructure.

  Jonathan Greig · January 22, 2020, 9:25 AM PST

• Eric Trump during the campaign: "You can't allow [hackers] to attack the government."

  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?

  Dan Patterson · July 14, 2017, 9:53 AM PST

• Video: Eric Trump: Hacking has been happening for years and we have to stop it

  "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

  Dan Patterson · July 13, 2017, 8:53 AM PST

• Election tech: The truth about Cambridge Analytica's political big data

  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.

  Dan Patterson · February 22, 2017, 10:31 AM PST

• Gallery: The future impact of big data in politics

  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.

  Dan Patterson · January 31, 2017, 8:06 AM PST

• How AT&T built the data network for Trump's inauguration

  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.

  Dan Patterson · January 18, 2017, 8:16 AM PST

• A data visualization of Trump trends on social media

  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.

  Dan Patterson · January 17, 2017, 8:19 AM PST

• Cybersecurity in President Trump's America: The first 100 days

  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.

  Dan Patterson · November 28, 2016, 10:15 AM PST

• Fake news is everywhere. Should the tech world help stop the spread?

  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.

  Jack Wallen · November 21, 2016, 10:57 AM PST

• Election tech: Lies, damned lies, and statistics

  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.

  Dan Patterson · November 11, 2016, 10:29 AM PST

• A Trump presidency could mean trouble for net neutrality rules

  President-elect Donald Trump publicly stated that he disagrees with net neutrality rules. Here's why rolling net neutrality back could be costly for businesses and consumers.

  Alison DeNisco Rayome · November 10, 2016, 8:50 AM PST

• Trump's hostile attitude toward free trade could threaten tech sector and overseas commerce for US

  With President-elect Donald Trump set to take office in January 2017, economists and tech leaders weigh in on how his presidency could impact global trade agreements and the tech sector.

  Alison DeNisco Rayome · November 9, 2016, 10:38 AM PST

• Election Day 2016: Photos of behind-the-scenes tech, campaign HQs, voters in NYC

  TechRepublic's Dan Patterson is covering the 2016 presidential race from New York City on election day. Check out his photos of election tech, voters, the Hillary Clinton headquarters, and more.

  Dan Patterson · November 8, 2016, 1:52 PM PST

• The 2016 presidential election is far worse, and much better, because of technology

  One of the ugliest presidential elections in American history has been powered by advances in technology. And yet, tech is making this election more democratic than ever.

  Jason Hiner · November 8, 2016, 8:08 AM PST

• Hackers attempt DDoS attacks on Clinton and Trump campaign websites using Mirai botnet

  This week, hackers attempted four 30-second HTTP layer 7 attacks targeting the campaign websites of Clinton and Trump. Here's what you need to know.

  Alison DeNisco Rayome · November 8, 2016, 7:48 AM PST