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2018 Midterm Elections, elections, security, TC, voting machines

Texas has a long history of problems with Hart eSlate voting machines – TechCrunch

During early voting in some Texas counties, a handful of voters reported seeing their straight-ticket votes changed to endorse the…

election security, electronic voting, Government, TC, U.S. Senate, Voting, voting machines

Democrats introduce an election security bill that proposes paper trails and mandatory audits – TechCrunch

As primaries ramp up in states across the U.S., concerns about election cybersecurity are mounting too. This week, a group…

critical infrastructure, election security, electronic voting, Government, security, TC, Tennessee, Voting, voting machines

A cyberattack knocked a Tennessee county’s election website offline during voting – TechCrunch

After a distributed denial-of-service attack knocked some servers offline during a local election in Tennessee this week, Knox County is…

2016 election, Centrify, election security, elections, Government, Policy, Politics, Russian Election Interference, security, TC, voting machines

Centrify gives states a deal on identity management software to secure midterm elections – TechCrunch

To secure U.S. election systems from the very real threat of targeted cyberattacks, states might need to reframe their security…

2016 election, Buzz, electronic voting, Politics, TC, voting machines

A new bipartisan Senate bill seeks to bolster U.S. election security at the state level

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate has introduced a bill designed to protect the technical integrity of American…

Alabama, Buzz, election systems, electronic voting, Government, Politics, security, TC, voting machines

Alabama Supreme Court blocks order to preserve digital voting records

Following an eleventh hour order instructing voting officials in Alabama to keep the digital ballots generated in Tuesday’s controversial Senate…

Buzz, elections, electronic voting, Government, Policy, Ron Wyden, security, U.S. Senate, Voting, voting machines

Voting machine makers explain what they do (and don’t do) to make sure no one hacks the vote

As the House and Senate continue to examine the wave of disinformation around the 2016 presidential election, concerns around the…

2016 election, Buzz, election hacking, electronic voting, Government, Ron Wyden, security, Senate Intelligence Committee, TC, U.S. Senate, voting machines

Senator calls on voting machine makers to detail how they’ll prevent hacks

One of the Senate’s main cybersecurity proponents wants assurances that voting systems in the U.S. are ready for their next major…