admin On Wednesday, US social media technology giant including Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft Corp, Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc met with US intelligence agencies to discuss security strategies ahead of the November 2020 election.
These tech giants are under pressure to inclined security after what US intelligence has called an extensive Russian cyber-influence operation aimed at helping President Trump get elected in 2016.
At Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, companies’ security teams met representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of Homeland Security
“The purpose was to build on previous discussions and further strengthen strategic collaboration regarding the security of the 2020 US state, federal, and presidential elections,” Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, said in a statement.
“Specifically, attendees talked about how industry and government could improve how we share information and coordinate our response to better detect and deter threats.” Social media companies are under pressure to ramp up security after what US intelligence agencies have called an extensive Russian cyber-influence operation aimed at helping President Donald Trump get elected in 2016. Russia has repeatedly denied the allegations.
Google and Microsoft also confirmed their attendance at the meeting.
Twitter spokeswoman stated “This is a joint effort in response to a shared threat, and we are committed to doing our part,”
Richard Salgado, Google’s director of law enforcement and information security said, “At Google, we’ve invested in robust systems to detect phishing and hacking attempts, identify foreign interference on our platforms, and protect campaigns from digital attacks. But technology is only part of the solution,”
He further added “It is crucial that industry, law enforcement and others collaborate to prevent any threats to the integrity of our elections.”
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