Securing Democracies: Defending Against Cyber Attacks and Disinformation in the Digital Age (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009574136)

Securing Democracies examines the attacks on voting processes and the broader informational environment in which elections take place. The volume's global cadre of scholars and practitioners highlight the interconnections among efforts to target vulnerable democratic systems and identify ways to prevent, defend against, and mitigate their effects on both the technical and the informational aspects of cybersecurity. The work takes a wider view of defending democracy by recognizing that both techniques--attacking infrastructure and using misinformation and disinformation--are means to undermine trust and confidence in democratic institutions. As such, the book proposes a wide range of policy responses to tackle these cyber-enabled threats focusing on the geopolitical front lines, namely Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Author: Scott J. Shackelford
ISBN-10: 1009574132
ISBN-13: 9781009574136
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2025
Pages: 423
Format: Hardcover