Category Archives: voting technology
“Election Security War Game: Testing Critical Infrastructure Designation”–April 12 at W & M
Upcoming event:
Election Security War Game: Testing Critical Infrastructure Designation
Election Law Program
William & Mary Law School
April 12, 2018
3:30-6:00, Room 119
Free and Open to the Public
Virginia CLE Credit available
On April 12, 2018, the… Continue reading
“Senator Wyden Questions Top Voting Machine Manufacturer Over Reported Security Gaps”
Gizmodo:
Voting machine manufacturer ES&S is facing new questions from a prominent US lawmaker regarding the security of its voting systems.
Sen. Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, has asked ES&S to explain by March 30th whether its voting machines or… Continue reading
“The First Step to Hack-Proofing Our Elections; Our out-of-date voting systems need an upgrade, now.”
Michael Waldman for Politico Magazine.
“Pa. to require voting machines with paper backup”
“Can Adversaries Hack Our Elections? Can We Stop Them?”
The UCI Cybersecurity and Research Institute is holding this event on March 13, with keynote James Carville.
“The Computer Scientist Who Prefers Paper; Barbara Simons believes there is only one safe voting technology.”
Nice profile of Barbara and Verified Voting in the December Atlantic.
More Reasons for Concern About the Integrity of Georgia’s Election Administration
AP:
A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean by its custodians just after the suit was filed, The Associated Press has learned.
The server’s data was destroyed July 7 by technicians at… Continue reading
“Election Security Task Force to Hold Second Public Forum”
Details on Oct. 24 meeting.
“Hack-Vulnerable Voting Machines a ‘National Security Threat,’ Experts Warn”
Celeste Katz:
It happened in Las Vegas, but the weaknesses in U.S. voting equipment uncovered during a summer hackathon are too important to stay there, experts say. They’re a matter of national security.
A new report breaks down the lessons… Continue reading
“EAC’s Brian Hancock On ‘The Last Mile’ In Election Security”
Doug Chapin covers Brian Hancock on the local tip of the electoral cybersecurity spear.
“If Russia Comes Calling, Feds and States United for Election Cybersecurity”
Here’s a more optimistic assessment of electoral cybersecurity preparedness than yesterday’s version; it’s focused on the 28-member federal-state Election Critical Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council.
“Hacker study: Russia could get into U.S. voting machines”
A Politico preview of the report coming tomorrow from the DEFCON hacker conference in July, about the security of voting machines.
Voting system security is vitally important, and I wish that more attention were paid to the market for and… Continue reading
“These Groups Offer to Secure the Next Elections From Hackers”
Fortune has a different scoop from the same report:
Ethical hackers will team up with U.S. governors, academics and others to help prevent election results from being hacked, according to a person familiar with the plan.
The coalition’s members include… Continue reading