DNC’s Tech Chief Stepping Down After Overhauling Cyber Security System

LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 08: Raffi Krikorian, CTO, DNC, on Centre Stage during during day three of Web Summit 2018 at the Altice Arena on November 8, 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. In 2018, more than 70,000 attendees f... LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 08: Raffi Krikorian, CTO, DNC, on Centre Stage during during day three of Web Summit 2018 at the Altice Arena on November 8, 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. In 2018, more than 70,000 attendees from over 170 countries will fly to Lisbon for Web Summit, including over 1,500 startups, 1,200 speakers and 2,600 international journalists. (Photo by Sam Barnes /Web Summit via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Raffi Krikorian, the chief technology officer for the DNC, is stepping down from his role after two years of working to shore up security and prevent hacks like those in 2016 from plaguing the organization again.

According to a Thursday Buzzfeed News report, under Krikorian’s regime, the DNC brought data operations in-house, taught chairman Tom Perez to use encrypted messaging and forced state parties to update their security systems and institute phishing drills.

He and his team have also reportedly been training the large and growing field of Democratic candidates on how to protect their campaigns from hacks.

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  1. This heightened security just means that the DNC will now be able to run its child sex slavery rings from pizza parlor basements without fear of detection. You heard it here first, but I’m sure Breitbart will be picking up the story.

  2. Is Breitbart still a thing?

  3. Much reduced, but like so much of the right-wing fever swamps, it falls into the category of The Things That Won’t Die™.

  4. I hope the DNC keeps this guy on retainer because something tells me this won’t be the last time they need these services.

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