A Facebook posting released by the House Intelligence Committee, for a group called "Being Patriotic" is photographed in Washington, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. For candidates running in the 2018 elections, it's a race against Russia _ or other actors, perhaps _ as they try to ensure that they aren't thrown off message by misinformation campaigns like the one special counsel Robert Mueller laid out in his surprise indictment in the Russia investigation last week. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) Photo Credit: AP
WASHINGTON - (AP) -- Encrypted messages. Two-factor authentication. Real-time monitoring of social media for malicious internet bot activity.