Audio Transcript

Mollie Halpern: A new FBI initiative aims to mitigate the risk of cyber influence operations targeting U.S. elections.

The Bureau and its partners are releasing a dozen videos to inform the public—especially those involved in political campaigns—about the necessity of cybersecurity.

In the videos, FBI employees provide best practices on a range of cyber topics.

Take a listen to an excerpt …

Jason: In this video, we’ll discuss information security and your role in protecting it. Hi, I’m Jason, a special agent with the FBI.

Halpern: Supervisory Special Agent Robert Eikhoff says mitigating the threat will help ensure voters’ voices are heard.

Robert Eikhoff: The FBI is helping Americans protect themselves from computer intrusions to make it more difficult for nation-states and others to do ill will against the United States by violating privacy, stealing information, and manipulating public trust.

Halpern: Your voice matters, so protect it. To learn more, visit fbi.gov/protectedvoices.

With FBI, This Week I’m Mollie Halpern of the Bureau.