With the dust settled on the UK general election and with the US presidential election looming, serious concerns remain about the cybersecurity element of the global democratic process. There is a growing and ever-changing information landscape fueled by ongoing technological evolution and the omnipresent risk of misinformation on a grand and convincing scale.
We saw countless examples in the run up to the UK’s general election of politicians falling victim to deepfakes with these videos proliferating on social media. In our increasingly digital world, where many voters depend on social media as their primary source of news and information, it’s important that all stakeholders work together and adopt best practices and measures to protect the electoral process.
