Securing U.S. Democracy: Athenian Project Update

In December 2017, Cloudflare launched the Athenian Project to help protect U.S. state and local election websites from cyberattacks. Since then, the need for such protection has become more urgent due to increased threats against digital infrastructure. The project aims to provide tools and resources to election officials to secure their systems. Cloudflare's services include DDoS mitigation, Web Application Firewall (WAF), IP reputation database, and ability to block traffic by country or IP address. The company has also tailored the Athenian Project to better address the needs of state and local election officials, offering more tools, how-to videos, support help, set up flexibility, and an Athenian Project-specific terms of service. Cloudflare remains committed to keeping U.S. election websites secure in upcoming elections and beyond.