CYSEC researcher at international Roundtable on Cybersecurity in Elections

19.06.2017

Karola Marky invited as an expert on human factors in IT security

The international IDEA (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance) hosted a roundtable discussion on Cybersecurity in Elections from June 13 to 14 in The Hague, The Netherlands. CYSEC researcher Karola Marky (SECUSO group) was invited to this event as an expert on human factors in IT security.

The event's purpose was to bring electoral management bodies from different countries together and enable exchange between them and experts regarding the usage of ICT in elections. Each participating country gave a presentation on the ICT used in their elections as well as perceived or experienced threats, followed by discussions regarding the presented threats.