Governing- Security Pros’ Vital Role in Thwarting Election Disinformation

10/20/2020, Originally Featured in Governing 

“In recent election cycles, the impact of misinformation and disinformation on our democratic institutions has grown in direct proportion to the awareness of how easily social media allows the manipulation of information. The turbulence surrounding COVID-19 has further exacerbated an already volatile environment where social media is creating distinct and often unhealthy societal divisions. Compounding the unstable climate is that nation states that are already well established cyber bad guys have begun to synchronize their ongoing criminal activities with their perception-management operations to create an environment in which millions of Americans have become distrustful and suspicious of everyone and everything.”

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