Supposedly the Department of Homeland Security offers security training to Congressional campaigns who ask for it. Campaigns who write in are told they can sign up for a six-week phishing vulnerability assessment, or a network audit. The email that DHS sends has three attachments
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A typical congressional campaign doesn't have any IT staff or a network to infiltrate, just a bunch of tired, caffeinated people who need to share documents all the time. They need training on how to do that, how to text, and how to secure password-protected personal accounts.
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If you work on such a campaign, or are a working journalist (facing many of the same threats), there are nerds in every city champing at the bit to help you. It takes about an hour for a person, two hours for a group. Hit me up and I will be delighted to matchmake—415 610 0231
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For the curious, here's what that training looks like. It's nothing you haven't heard, except possibly for the part about setting up security keys. It will offer you a lot of protection over the status quo. https://techsolidarity.org/resources/congressional_howto.html …
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DHS is also offering a special training on avoiding Internet scams. To sign up, send a cashier's check for $200 to me care of Pinboard Towers, SF, CA, and I'll make sure you get it.
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