About 46 Labs
Our Vision
As generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled capabilities become more widely adopted, it is important for election officials to understand how these capabilities could impact the security and integrity of election infrastructure. AI capabilities present opportunities for increased productivity, potentially enhancing both election security and election administration. However, these capabilities also carry the increased potential for greater harm, as malicious actors, including foreign nation state actors and cyber criminals, could leverage these same capabilities for nefarious purposes.
The Problem
Any organization using technology has cyber risk, but campaigns, literally at the center of our election process, face special challenges. They are up against some of the most sophisticated malicious cyber operators in the world, yet many of them have to operate on a shoestring, not connected to traditional cybersecurity systems like law enforcement and threat sharing environments. Campaigns emerge and grow quickly, supporting hundreds, sometimes thousands of staff and volunteers, storing sensitive information that can be devastating if stolen and released, collecting and using large volumes of data that can be used to manipulate the election. All these factors combined creates an enormous attack surface for cyber operators.
CORE VALUES & OPERATING PRINCIPLES
We work with all federal political party committees, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Presidential candidates from all parties, as long as they file their candidacy with the Federal Election Commission and meet very modest fundraising thresholds.
We base our product offerings on the needs expressed by parties, political committees and individual campaigns as well as our knowledge of the cybersecurity landscape.