70 percent of security professionals say election infrastructure is at risk

A new survey of security professionals shows that 70 percent of respondents believe their governments can't adequately defend election infrastructure against domestic and international cyber attacks. In addition the study, from machine identity protection company Venafi, finds that 75 percent believe the spread of disinformation is the greatest threat to election integrity. "Many of the cyber attacks targeting elections come from machines, which can automatically spread information and direct attacks on the systems that count votes," says Kevin Bocek, vice president of security strategy and threat intelligence at Venafi. "Security professionals are rightly concerned about cyber threats impacting the democratic… [Continue Reading]