Proactive Messages and Effective Communications in an Incident
Effective public communications about cybersecurity are imperative. The public reaction to any cyber incident may be amplified by existing, well-founded anxieties about cybersecurity. Proactive messaging about your protective measures can help address these concerns before they escalate. And preparing for an incident now will help you provide useful, reassuring messages if something should happen. Communication is a core election security function, not an afterthought: the goal of many attacks on election infrastructure is not to alter a result but to erode confidence in the process, and clear, trusted communication is often the most direct way to deny an adversary that objective. These are key tasks to help maintain public confidence in the integrity of elections.
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