In the context of the upcoming elections for the European Parliament, today the EU Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA publishes an opinion paper on the cybersecurity of elections and provides concrete and forward-looking recommendations to improve the cybersecurity of electoral processes in the EU.
ENISA explores cyber-enabled threats, which have the potential to undermine the EU democratic process. Of particular significance is the possibility of interference in elections by cyber means, due to the widespread use of digital technology to support electoral processes in activities such as confidential communications of politicians and political parties, political campaigns, the electoral register, the counting of votes, and the dissemination of the results.