The DNC server breach: who did it and what does it mean?. Issue 10 (October 2016) - Buratowski, Michael
Abstract : With all that has been happening in UK politics over recent months, it is easy to forget that the US has also been at the centre of some serious political controversy. On 14 June 2016, the computer networks of the US Democratic National Committee (DNC) were hacked. As a result, a number of documents were leaked online, including plans to spend more than £600, 000 on a 'counter-convention' to compete with the Republican National Convention (RNC), as well as internal memos, financial spreadsheets and planning documents. In June 2016, the computer networks of the US Democratic National Committee (DNC) were hacked. As a result, a number of documents were leaked online. Security companies analysed the breach and quickly came to the conclusion that the hackers were based in Russia. But what does it tell us about the role of cyber-attacks in modern politics? And what lessons can organisations learn for their own security? Michael Buratowski of Fidelis Cyber-security examines the hack and draws some conclusions.