Defending Digital Democracy Project
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Harvard Kennedy School
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The Cybersecurity
Campaign Playbook
The Cybersecurity
Campaign Playbook
European Edition
DEFENDING DIGITAL DEMOCRACY
MAY 2018
Contents
Welcome ........3
Authors and Contributors .......5
The Playbook Approach ..........6
Introduction .6
The Vulnerable Campaign Environment .........8
The Threats Campaigns Face ..9
Managing Cyber Risk ........10
Securing Your Campaign ..11
Top Five Checklist .13
Steps to Securing Your Campaign ..........14
Step 1:The Human Element 14
Step 2:Communication ........17
Step 3:Account Access and Management .21
Step 4:Incident Response Planning 24
Step 5:Devices ..........28
Step 6:Networks .......31
Step 7:Information Operations and Public Facing Communication ........33。