And the Republican National Committee is doing only moderately better, according to the report from the company SecurityScorecard. The DNC and RNC now are about as well defended as the average company that is serious about cybersecurity, Casey said. But the report identified weaknesses, including gaps in encryption at both organizations that hackers might be able to use to steal employees’ log-in credentials. Russian hackers in 2016 were able to crack into the DNC, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Clinton campaign with just a few spearphishing emails. [But] there are always things that need to be improved.”Correction: A previous version of this story misstated that the Republican National Committee was breached during the 2018 cycle.

Source: Washington Post May 21, 2019 11:37 UTC