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What to expect when you're electing: How election officials can counter disinformation

Summary: Cisco Talos, working with Cisco communications professionals, published a communications plan for election officials facing disinformation campaigns, based on its prior election security and disinformation reports. Talos states that the primary objective of foreign adversaries' disinformation and election interference has been to aggravate existing social, cultural and political divisions and sow doubt about the fairness and integrity of Western democracies, rather than only to favor a particular candidate.

Why it matters: Talos frames this as a contest between election officials and foreign adversaries for the trust of the electorate, and warns that any misstep, intentional or otherwise, will be used by the adversary to power further disinformation questioning the candor and fairness of an election office.

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