FEC considers whether its legal for campaigns to accept discounted anti-spearphishing services
In its latest effort to provide cybersecurity companies clarity on whether they can lawfully provide cybersecurity protection to political campaigns for free or at a low-cost, the Federal Election Commission indicated this week it could be close to greenlighting anti-spearphishing services in a case currently before the commission. That tentative conclusion, not guaranteed until the FEC issues a formal advisory opinion, was reached Thursday during a commissioners’ meeting on a request from anti-spearphishing company Area 1 Security. It marked a shift from how the FEC appeared to be leaning on the issue earlier this week. The FEC’s legal team on Monday issued two draft opinions which both recommended blocking Area 1 from providing anti-spearphishing services at a discounted rate over concerns the lower rates would effectively serve as an in-kind contribution that could curry political favor with politicians in the future. Existing campaign finance law bars corporate contributions to campaigns, an issue that has given campaigns reason to pause on signing up […]
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