Cambridge University Press Unisex Multicolor Securing Democracies Hardcover Book

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Securing DemocraciesDefending Against Cyber Attacks and Disinformation in the Digital Age\nAuthor(s): Scott J. Shackelford, Frdrick Douzet, Christopher Ankersen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009574136, 978-1009574136\nSynopsis\nSecuring 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 techniquesattacking infrastructure and using misinformation and disinformationare means to undermine trust and confidence in democratic institutions. As such, the book proposes a wi.