The Overlooked Weak Link in Election Security

• Published in: ProPublica
• Main Authors: Gillum, Jack, Huseman, Jessica
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York ProPublica 14.09.2018
• Subjects: Clinton, Hillary Rodham; Democracy; Election results; Electronic mail systems; Employees; Local elections; Mueller, Robert S III; Passwords; Podesta, John; Voter registration; Voting machines; Cook County Illinois; New York; United States > US; Kentucky; Minnesota; Chicago Illinois; Kansas; California; New Jersey; Washington DC; Las Vegas Nevada; Iowa; Colorado; Texas; Illinois; Ohio; Arizona

Using a checklist developed by Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, ProPublica asked county election officials about their email systems, as well as about cybersecurity protections for voting machines and computers that check in voters at polling sites. [...]elections offic...