Posted on 03/21/2020 2:44:07 AM PDT by upchuck
The Republican National Committee has rehired a prominent consulting firm it axed after it allowed a massive data breach in 2017.
The committee paid $700,000 to Deep Root Analytics last month, according to a senior party official. The expenditure is expected to be reflected on the committee’s next finance report, to be released Friday.
Following the 2016 election, the Northern Virginia-based media consulting firm took responsibility for accidentally exposing the personal information and political dispositions of nearly 200 million Americans, or around 60 percent of the country’s population. At the time, Deep Root Analytics served as a vendor for the RNC and, along with several other firms, helping to develop highly refined voter data.
The data — which included names, birthdays, and personal addresses — was discovered in June 2017 on an Amazon web server by the cyber risk firm UpGuard. UpGuard described the mishap as “perhaps the largest known exposure of voter information in history.”
The RNC moved swiftly to separate itself from Deep Root Analytics and the firm locked down the information to prevent further public access. Republican officials say the data was unsecured for around two weeks and that other than UpGuard no one gained access.
RNC officials said the firm has taken aggressive steps to address the past failure, such as upping its investment in cybersecurity, bolstering employee training, and updating its security measures.
People familiar with the new arrangement say the firm's work for the committee is focused on data analytics and media-tracking projects.
Oh well .... it’s necessary otherwise hackers would have to steal the information
“Cleaned up its act”: That’s RINO politispeak for “Paid off the right people.”.
LOL
Anyone know about this field?
Is there a lack of others to turn to?
Were there years of working together smoothly before this mess?
Or is it just payoffs?
Not a lot of people do this, and they have most of the talent. Plus, they have a track record of success. The data breach is something that happens pretty frequently and places like the OPM, DOD, Target, Home Depot have all had data breaches.
I knew somebody here would have the pertinent information and I don’t know how you know that but thanks for letting me know :-)
Does ‘cleaned up their act’ mean they have fired all employees with leftist tendencies?
It’s different this time.
Shouldn’t it be Deep State Analytics?
Bribery and Treason.
I wonder if Mitt The Treasonous Wuss’s niece is behind this?
Send your check to POTUS, direct.
Phook these lying bazzards.
The swamp remains undrained.
And the RNC wonders why people donate directly to President Trump’s campaign.
JoMa
Somebody who owns Deep State Analytics is related to someone on the RNC or related to Mitt Romney.
This is where your “record breaking” contributions to the RNC go.
They have also re-hired a Zac Moffat who ran the disastrous Project Orca for the 2012 failed Romney campaign.
Politics and the Deep State is wonderful for these insiders. You always fail upward, and get richer.
Trump made a big mistake turning over his campaign financing over to the RNC. They will use it to enrich themselves and their consultants, and won’t win a single new vote.
Remember, these consultants get 15% of the campaign funds, even if you lose. For this campaign, that’s $150 million dollars of your contributions into the pocket of consultants and political hacks.
Sending it to potus direct is not possible. The RNC is getting all the money you give to Trump.
This is a big mistake on Trump’s part.
The RNC is still a nest of never-Trump vipers.
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