Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur | Koen Van Weel/AFP via Getty Images Dutch government helps political parties boost cybersecurity Interior ministry is ‘aware of the risk’ of election hacking.

The Dutch government is working with political parties on security measures to prevent cyberattacks and other interference in the run up to general elections in March.

The plans are outlined in a letter from Dutch Minister of Interior Affairs Ronald Plasterk and Minister of Security Ard van der Steur sent to the Dutch parliament Monday.

The government is analyzing vulnerabilities in organization connected to the elections, the digital security of politicians and the threat of fake news, the letter reads. The interior minister's cabinet is "is aware of the risk" of election hacking and the government has to be "very alert."

The government "organized a meeting of people responsible for ICT within the political parties" together with security services, adding that parties, responsible for their own cybersecurity, are now implementing the suggested measures.

On fake news, the ministers said it is largely up to media to act as gatekeepers, but the Dutch government is "stimulating awareness."

The Dutch have cast their votes on paper ballots since 2007 and count them by hand, but computers then tally the results.

A group of Dutch cybersecurity firms also announced Sunday they'd help the government's cyber center free of charge.