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June 21, 2017
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June 21, 2017
J. Alex Halderman: Our voting structure is vulnerable to sabotage, even to attacks that can change votes
2017-06-21T11:46:05-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/181/20170621114856010_hd.jpgComputer science professor whose research focuses on computer security and privacy has (with colleagues) studied voting machines and tested and verified that they can be hacked by foreign actors. "The key lesson from 2016 is that these threats are real." What needs to happen: * Upgrade old voting machines to new ones that have optical character recognition to recognize votes made on paper ballots. * Use those paper backups to verify the ballot count is accurate. * Harden voting systems against sabotage by applying cybersecurity best practices. We can upgrade our election infrastructure by 2018.Computer science professor whose research focuses on computer security and privacy has (with colleagues) studied voting machines and tested… read more
J. Alex Halderman: Our voting structure is vulnerable to sabotage, even to attacks that can change votes Computer science professor whose research focuses on computer security and privacy has (with colleagues) studied voting machines and tested and verified that they can be hacked by foreign actors. "The key lesson from 2016 is that these threats are real." What needs to happen: * Upgrade old voting machines to new ones that have optical character recognition to recognize votes made on paper ballots. * Use those paper backups to verify the ballot count is accurate. * Harden voting systems against sabotage by applying cybersecurity best practices. We can upgrade our election infrastructure by 2018. close
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- Roy Blunt U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Missouri
- Richard Burr U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] North Carolina
- Susan M. Collins U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Maine
- Tom Cotton U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Arkansas
- Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] California
- Michael Haas Regional Representative National Association of State Election Directors->Midwest
- J. Alex Halderman Professor University of Michigan->Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
- Kamala D. Harris U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] California
- Martin Heinrich U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] New Mexico
- Angus King U.S. Senator (Class 1) [I] Maine
- James Lankford U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Oklahoma
- Connie Lawson Secretary of State Indiana
- Samuel Liles Acting Director Department of Homeland Security->Cyber Analysis Division
- Joe Manchin U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] West Virginia
- Jeanette Manfra Acting Undersecretary Department of Homeland Security->Cybersecurity and Communications
- Bill Priestap Assistant Director Federal Bureau of Investigation->Counterintelligence Division
- Jack Reed U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Rhode Island
- Jim Risch U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Idaho
- Marco Rubio U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Florida
- Steve Sandvoss Executive Director Illinois->Board of Elections
- Mark R. Warner U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Virginia
- Ron Wyden U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Oregon
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