The Battle Against Midterm Election Interference

The transcript discusses the current state of election security, highlighting the proactive measures taken by tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Twitter. It addresses the ongoing cybersecurity threats, such as phishing and misinformation, and the challenges these platforms face in managing content. The discussion emphasizes the importance of voter empowerment in influencing cybersecurity policies and highlights the continuous nature of these challenges, offering opportunities to address predictable attacks.

What proactive measures are tech giants taking to secure elections?

• Taking down harmful content

• Hiring more employees

• Increasing advertisement budgets

• Reducing platform accessibility

What major event in 2018 highlighted the impact of social media on elections?

• The introduction of new privacy laws

• The launch of a new social media platform

• The Cambridge Analytica scandal

• A major data breach at Google

What is one of the biggest cybersecurity threats to election campaigns?

• Phishing schemes

• Hardware malfunctions

• Natural disasters

• Network congestion

How does Facebook handle content that is not fake news but is skewed?

• By promoting it

• By ignoring it

• By struggling to manage it

• By automatically deleting it

What power do voters have in influencing cybersecurity?

• They can create new social media platforms

• They can vote for leaders who prioritize cybersecurity

• They can hack into systems

• They can ban social media usage

What recent action did Twitter reportedly take against voter suppression?

• Banned all political ads

• Partnered with cybersecurity firms

• Cracked down on thousands of accounts

• Introduced new privacy settings

How should we view the predictability of cybersecurity threats?

• As an unavoidable consequence

• As a sign of system failure

• As an opportunity to take proactive measures

• As a reason to give up