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date: 29 April 2025

Cyber-Interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election: A Crisis Analysis Case Studylocked

Cyber-Interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election: A Crisis Analysis Case Studylocked

  • Brian NussbaumBrian NussbaumCollege of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, State University of New York
  • , and Brooke TurcotteBrooke TurcotteCollege of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, State University of New York

Summary

The cyber-interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election is part of a growing set of case studies in both the world of election crisis management and cybercrisis management. The 2016 electoral cybercrisis, no matter whether it is possible to determine its effect on the election’s outcome, will likely go down as one of the most effective intelligence operations in modern history. As such, the crisis response to the event—its failures, successes, limitations, and shaping factors—will be studied widely moving forward, as it takes its place among the most important cases of both electoral crisis and cybercrisis management.

Subjects

  • History and Politics
  • Political Institutions

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