High midterm voter turnout highlighted vulnerabilities in dated voting systems. But new machines aren’t the ticket to a smoother and more secure presidential election, experts say.
At the Context Conversations event on election security, veteran software engineer Ben Adida explains how he plans to “build open-source voting machines on commodity hardware.”
Despite knowing that current voting systems are highly vulnerable, lawmakers’ inaction on providing badly needed funding for updates has thus far resulted in maintaining the status quo.
Ensuring the integrity and security of a ballot submitted from overseas has long been challenging, and only 7 percent of eligible voters even attempt it. Can technology help?
At our second event, on November 5, we’ll discuss voting-machine vulnerabilities, effective social-engineering tactics, and how to secure elections while respecting democratic values.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla discusses the importance of preventing (and addressing) system breaches alongside misinformation campaigns. There’s a lot to balance.
Registration, tabulation, social media—there are other aspects of elections we need to better secure, say experts who examined eight notoriously insecure Winvote machines.
Addressing EVM vulnerabilities uncovered at DefCon—and plugging related holes across disparate election systems—would require years of concentrated work, experts say.
The social-networking giant’s chief security officer sounds off on why and how political campaigns should work together to fight attacks on their critical infrastructure and information.
Properly protected vote databases are tough to hack, security experts say. But in places lacking up-to-date software, proper IT training, or a paper trail, hackers have an advantage.
