peter.neumann@sri.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:28:10 -0700
Middle East Monitor (Israel), Jul 14 2017 [PGN-ed]
<https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/category/region/middle-east/israel/>
*Haaretz* reported yesterday that Israel's National Cyber Authority is expected to recommend the manual counting of votes in future elections in order to prevent cyberattacks, following recent attempts to meddle with elections in the West,
Formed 18 months ago, the authority is working on a defence plan against possible meddling in Israeli elections through cyberattacks similar to what recently took place in the United States, France and Ukraine. It will recommend that votes continue to be counted manually in Israel, as they always have, even if this is an outdated method.
However, *Haaretz* noted that other aspects of the election campaign and preparations for Election Day are also exposed to cyberattacks and need protection. Citing cyberexperts, they report that Israel is aware that countries and groups seek to disrupt Israeli elections, and that there is a growing risk they might succeed in their endeavour.