In foreign affairs, external interference into the voting system of another country is not a new development. According to a study, it is estimated that US and Russia attempted to influence the national elections around the globe 117 times between 1946 to 2000 (Levin, 2016: 189; quoted in Shackelford et al, 2017: 636).
With the explosion of the internet, some countries have decided to incorporate digital technologies into their voting system as a cost-efficient and flexible solution. While such initiatives come with great benefits, they also come with substantial risks. In other words, in the same way, digital systems can be compromised, electronic voting systems can tamper as well. A recent CFR analysis suggests that none of the above group of counties did make any provisions to safeguard the voting process. Due to the elections cybersecurity not been listed as critical infrastructure¹, the voting system becomes more vulnerable to external interference.
