Course Overview
This training course includes analysis of the strategies that can be employed to build secure & fair elections. By examining best practice case studies, participants will leave equipped to develop action plans that identify measures to address challenges of Election Security, including effective utilization of cyber technologies & frameworks, supported by interagency collaboration & stakeholder engagement.
- C-level Geo-political Cyber View
- Cyber Superpowers - World Balance
- Role of Nation State Actors - Threats to Elections
- Understanding the Cyber Hacker`s Mindset
- Implementing Technology & Frameworks as measures to Secure Elections
- Inter-Agency Co-ordination & Intelligence Sharing
- Types Of Challenges & Threats Influencing Elections (Pre & During-Elections):
- Voter Data Manipulation: Access and change voter registration databases in advance.
- Misleading Voting Info: Spoofed web domains to distribute incorrect voting information.
- Voter Targeted Disinformation: Shape public discourse on topics using Deepfakes & social engineering.
- Messing with Reporting: Hijacking news websites or social media accounts & reporting false results.
- Ransomware: Attack that freezes up local voter databases.
- Day-of-Vote Interruption: problems with the devices` connectivity, underlying voter data & check-in challenges slowing vote count.
- Actual Vote Manipulation: Changing final digital vote counts.
- Social Media Threats: Creating paranoia and anarchy through false threats.
- Hack and Dump: Hack and weaponize information during elections.
- Infrastructure Attacks: Attacks on power grid, water, and prevent people from getting to the polls.
- Distributed Denial of Service Attacks: DDoS attacks on election infra.
Our Approach
The training includes practical experience of implementing strategies:
- Building a secured Election Infrastructure - Approach/Methodology & Best Practices.
- Technologies & Cyber Services for securing the National Infrastructure from adversaries (NIST Standards).
- Digital Forensics Investigation Capability.
- Cyber Training of National SOC Responders.
- Defend against Foreign Intervention:
- Social Media Monitoring & Sentiment Analysis
- Telecom Communication Protection
- Critical Infrastructure Security Monitoring
- Counter Social Media Communication Strategy
Agenda
Day 1
Understanding Election Security
Challenges & Threats to Election Security
Cyber Technologies & Frameworks - Effective Utilisation
Risk Based Technology Adoption & Best Practices
Challenges & Threats to Election Security
Cyber Technologies & Frameworks - Effective Utilisation
Risk Based Technology Adoption & Best Practices
Emerging Threats to Fair Elections
Managing Disruption - Prior & During Elections
Think Like a Hacker - To Build A Defence Strategy
Managing Disruption - Prior & During Elections
Think Like a Hacker - To Build A Defence Strategy
Components of Security Framework - An Overview
Building A Robust Election Infra Security Framework
Building A Robust Election Infra Security Framework
Standards Awareness & Meeting Compliances
Day 2
Avoiding Silos in Election Security
Managing Security – Preparing A Stakeholders’ Ecosystem
Building Disaster Recovery – Plan , Design & Implement
Managing Security – Preparing A Stakeholders’ Ecosystem
Building Disaster Recovery – Plan , Design & Implement
Cyber Tools to Detect Threats, Protect Election Infra
Identify Existing Gaps in Compliance to Risk Controls
Design Remediation Plan & Implementation For governance
Identify Existing Gaps in Compliance to Risk Controls
Design Remediation Plan & Implementation For governance
- Understanding Security Standards in Incident Response
- Cyber Training for Responders -Preparing to Respond
- Building Incident Response Plan and Digital Forensics
- Cyber Training for Responders -Preparing to Respond
- Building Incident Response Plan and Digital Forensics
Emerging Threats – Metaverse, Deep Fake
Privacy Concerns & Rising to The Challenge
Privacy Concerns & Rising to The Challenge
Day 3
Migration trends and numbers
Economy, climate, conflicts
Managing migration in a globalised world
Economy, climate, conflicts
Managing migration in a globalised world
UNGC for Migration, UNGC for Refugees, UNHCR
International cooperation on smuggling, trafficking, displacement
International Travel Regime and migration
International cooperation on smuggling, trafficking, displacement
International Travel Regime and migration
- Migrants’ sociocultural contributions
- Migrants’ economic contributions
- Economic and social remittances, and foreign
- Migrants’ economic contributions
- Economic and social remittances, and foreign
Accredited by
International Centre for Parliamentary Studies is accredited by Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC) which is an independent body providing accreditation services for independent, further and higher education colleges. The Institution has earned Premier status with ASIC for its commendable areas of operation.
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