How Cloudflare helped with global election cybersecurity (2024, the year of elections)

#ThisWeekinNET - Episode 81
02:00 Types of initiatives Cloudflare has to help protect elections
06:30 Sum up of the impact of our election efforts and initiatives
12:30 US elections. Attacks happened but with no impact
17:40 Different elections in 2024 (how frequent are attacks)
22:00 Partnerships to help protect elections and campaigns
23:30 Changes from 2020 US elections and the 2024 US elections
27:50 Next steps, lessons learned, what's coming
31:00 Our projects and how can you apply
This week, we present an episode on elections from an Internet and cybersecurity perspective, given that 2024 has been considered the “year of elections.” Over 70 national elections took place, impacting more than half of the world’s population.
Host João Tomé is joined by Alissa Starzak, our Deputy CLO and Global Head of Policy, and Jocelyn Woolbright from Public Policy. Together, they discuss Cloudflare’s various Impact initiatives and how these were utilized during the 2024 elections, particularly in the United States.
We explore how Cloudflare assembled a tiger team for the US elections and addressed the unique needs and challenges at the county, state, and national levels, including those of political campaigns. Additionally, we examine Internet and threat trends related not only to the US but also to Europe and other regions.