Governments fear election interference, but it’s an enterprise cybersecurity problem too

The pragmatic reality is that the United States is afire with political divisiveness and primed for the efforts of China, Russia, and Iran, who are actively working to insert distrust in the election process. They do this with a steady flow of well-choreographed misinformation and disinformation and throw in the occasional cyberattack that serves to shower jet fuel upon an already incendiary political landscape.

For those nations holding elections, these actions are targeting the voters and populace, sometimes to sway the vote in a certain direction, in others to sow chaos. Imagine a Venn diagram of the nation’s political spectrum, overlayed with the views of your employees or contractors.

Now add your enterprise and senior leadership positions on politicians or policies. Differences will and do exist, and while theoretically those ideological stances should not matter, in reality, they are ripe for digital exploitation.