Due to bad actors having access to advanced technology and poor motives, democratic systems are starting to suffer. The digital infrastructure is set up in such a way that systems have eroded and become more vulnerable to damage. “The US government applied sanctions to NSO Group at the start of November after deciding that sales of its controversial Pegasus spyware ran contrary to US national security or foreign policy interests.” This makes it more difficult for people to sell vulnerabilities. These technologies are threatening freedoms and privacy, yet the government has not stepped in.
Those in cyber know that software will almost never be 100% secure. So this begs the question: how can we do better? There is a seven step process that researchers have thought about that include being more transparent, banning bad systems, introducing stronger incentives, updating older systems, making security a requirement, changing the public sector, and improving global collaboration.
