Cloudflare—Cloudflare launched Athenian Project providing free enterprise security to election websites
In 2017, Cloudflare launched the Athenian Project, providing free enterprise-level security services to state and local government election websites. The project protects voter registration, polling place information, and election results websites from cyberattacks. By 2024, the project covered 359 election entities across 31 US states, and expanded internationally to protect election infrastructure worldwide.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Security | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Democratic Institutions | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.765 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.68)
Evidence (2 signals)
Cloudflare Athenian Project official page: free enterprise security for 359 election entities in 31 states
Cloudflare's official Athenian Project page documents the program providing free enterprise-level security to state and local government election websites. The project covers 359 election entities across 31 US states and protects 292+ election websites including voter registration, polling information, and results reporting.
Cloudflare blog announcing Athenian Project expansion with email security for election entities
Cloudflare announced expanding the Athenian Project to include Area 1 email security suite, helping state and local governments protect against phishing attacks targeting voter data. The project has also expanded internationally to protect election infrastructure beyond the US.