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title: "The Hackers Are Winning"
summary: |-
  Unless Washington stops politicizing the response to the U.S. election hack and focuses on improving the nation's digital security, the country remains vulnerable to devastating cyberattacks, writes Daniel Castro in the Christian Science Monitor.
date: "2017-01-04"
issues: ["Cybersecurity"]
authors: ["Daniel Castro"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2017/01/04/hackers-are-winning/"
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# The Hackers Are Winning

As Washington wrangles over the technical details and diplomatic consequences of the Russian hacking allegations, there is a danger we will lose sight of the only undisputed fact: Hackers committed a series of cyberattacks to undermine the integrity of U.S. elections—and it was not hard to pull off. Regardless of who did it or why, policymakers must address America’s endemic cybersecurity vulnerabilities, writes Daniel Castro in the *Christian Science Monitor*.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2017/01/04/hackers-are-winning/*