Political cyberattacks have taken many different forms over recent months, starting from the Democratic National Committee hack to the document leaks against French President Emmanuel Macron. John Bambenek: Cybercrime is becoming a powerful weapon in obtaining confidential information and as propaganda. Security is compromised most often by simple deception techniques, not by technical skill, he says. The first defense against threat actors is simple in nature but difficult to execute: teach your staff how to spot poorly executed deception attempts. The focus should be on a combination of basic security education and technology.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/elections-deceptions-political-breaches