Accelerating countermeasures against cyber attacks 10:31 on November 6th toward US presidential election
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A year ahead of the US presidential election, seven government agencies, such as the Department of Defense, showed that Russia and China would try to interfere with the election through cyber attacks, and strengthened information sharing among relevant organizations, A policy to accelerate measures was presented.
Seven government agencies, such as the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security, jointly issued a statement on the US presidential election, which will be voted on November 3, next year.
The statement named Russia, China, and Iran and pointed out that "we are going to weaken American democracy and influence government policy through public opinion," and these countries elected through cyber attacks. He showed his view of trying to interfere.
At present, there are no signs of cyber attacks on the election system, but the statement shows a strong sense of caution regarding information manipulation through social media.
In the 2016 US presidential election, officials from Russian military intelligence agencies have been charged with hacking Democratic faction computers and state election commissioner websites to interfere with the elections.
Delays in cyber attack countermeasures have been pointed out at the state and local government levels, and the US government will accelerate countermeasures in the future, including support for updating the aggregation system in each state and strengthening information sharing related to cyber attacks among related organizations. It is a policy to make it.