Craigslist Founder Funds Security Toolkit for Journalists, Elections

A gift from Craigslist’s founder Craig Newmark is funding the development of cybersecurity toolkits for journalists and elections offices ahead of the 2020 US elections. The toolkits, which will be developed by the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), are intended to “protect journalists and media outlets from cyber-attacks that are designed to either manipulate public opinion or expose sources, enable election boards or other bodies to leverage the latest in cybersecurity protections to preserve election integrity and help ensure that all votes are accurately recorded and counted, and secure nonprofit community organizations that work to uphold the right to vote,”

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