Election Sabotage via Cyberattacks Increases

 

Several predictions have pointed out that 2024 will not only be an election year but also a year of civil rights. Security has identified an increasing trend of malicious cyber activity aimed at imperilling sovereign elections around the world as one of the most important elections of all time. In an election year that is set to take place in 2024, there will be more than ever malicious cyber activity that will attempt to undermine the elections. 
The occurrence of this trend is particularly concerning during a time of unprecedented geopolitical volatility, which is characterized by 64 countries (including the European Union) holding national elections in the coming year, according to Time Magazine.

The number of eligible voters in this election amounts to approximately 2 billion, which represents almost 49 per cent of the world’s population. 

The results of these elections will have lasting consequences for a significant number of these voters for years to come, according to Time Magazine, which reported the results earlier this week. In terms of geopolitical relations and military conflicts around the world, the U.S. presidential election has been by far the most important contest this year. 
Expectations are that the outcome of this election could cause a profound change in the future of global conflict.

This rise in tension is occurring at a time when there is a deepening political di

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