Election Hacking - Trading Malware for Votes

Explore the intersection of cybersecurity and democracy in this 52-minute RSA Conference talk. Delve into Kenneth Geers' research correlating malware detection with national elections across multiple countries. Examine thousands of malware families and dozens of elections through timelines, geolocation data, and interviews with country-level CERTs. Gain insights into how politicians, spies, and hackers exploit vulnerabilities in information technology to influence foreign elections. Learn strategic traffic analysis techniques for malware research and detection, and understand the importance of correlating major geopolitical events with network log files. Develop skills to identify and counter nation-state actors on your network. Ideal for those with background knowledge in malware, network security, national security, elections, critical infrastructure, and international relations.