Defining Russian election interference: An analysis of select 2014 to 2018 cyber enabled incidents
By
Laura Galante, Shaun Ee
This Issue Brief aims to provide a taxonomy of different forms and levels of state involvement in election interference, giving states a common lexicon to respond to cyber threats. It is not enough to simply speak of “hacking the vote”—and hopefully, by providing these initial terms, this report will spur a wider discussion on defining actions and sponsorship in this domain.