Misinformation — not voting machine hacks — is biggest threat to 2020 election, FireEye CEO says

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The cybersecurity executive says targeted campaigns to sway voters' opinions is what worries him ahead of the 2020 election.

said Tuesday that he feels "confident" that voting machines are secure ahead of the 2020 presidential election.that he is less certain when it comes to targeted misinformation campaigns that seek to change people's minds — and therefore, the way they vote at the ballot box.

"I'm not worried about the vote count. I'm more worried about those influence operations that you don't even know are happening to you," Mandia said on "Actors with nefarious intent, such as foreign governments, can hide behind the anonymity of the internet, said Mandia, whose company works with other businesses to investigate and prevent cybersecurity attacks.

 

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Not misinformation but prejudice. People accept misinformation to support pre-existing prejudice.

The mainstream press puts out more misinformation than any army of Russian trolls ever could.

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