Cybersecurity, Disinformation, and Election Infrastructure Integrity

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As the 2021 German federal election approaches, new cyber, disinformation, and hybrid threats from Russia, China, and other actors are arising that could undermine the integrity of that election and, more generally, democratic discourse itself. State-backed information and influence operations that rely on digital platforms can impact the quality of information and confidence in the process. However, despite attempts by foreign and domestic actors to subvert the 2020 US elections, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was able to issue a joint statement with a number of state-level authorities deeming the November 3 election “the most secure in American history.” In that sense, the United States offers insight for Germany into current and future trends of cyber threats against democratic processes.

How are state-backed and homegrown cyber and disinformation threats evolving? Which unique characteristics and challenges must be taken into account when assessing these threats? Are there vulnerabilities related to electronic election systems – for example, in voter rolls, registration databases, and tabulation software – used beyond paper ballots? How will Germany’s IT-Security Law 2.0 change cybersecurity requirements for election systems? Is it time for Germany to classify election infrastructure as critical infrastructure? Center for European Policy Analysis President and CEO Alina Polyakova joins Chris Krebs, chair of the Commission on Information Disorder, Aspen Institute and founding director of theCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the US Department of Homeland Security, Gerhard Schabhüser, vice president of the German Federal Office for Information Security, to discuss the challenges to election security and integrity.
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