Safe surfing during the Belgian general election campaign
Recommendations for a cybersecure election campaign
Elections form the cornerstone of the democratic process. Terrorist groups, criminals or political actors may try to influence the outcome. As a result, political parties and their candidates are a significant potential target. In this context, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has highlighted the disruptive effects of chatbots and the manipulation of information by artificial intelligence (AI). It observed approximately 2,580 incidents, many of them targeting public administrations, between July 2022 and June 2023.
This guide aims to provide you with all the information you need to improve your cybersecurity, limit the associated risks and reduce your digital vulnerabilities.
This guide, entitled Safe surfing during the Belgian general election campaign, provides recommendations on how to enhance the security of the various digital tools you use on a day-to-day basis and is an initiative of Belgian State Security (VSSE), the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) and the General Intelligence and Security Service (GISS). Each of these bodies contributed its own expertise to the development of this guide.