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Professor Rivest On Election Security →

March 12, 2020 by Marc Handelman in Elections, Election Security, Cryptology, Information Security

via Quanta Magazine, 'Cryptography Pioneer Seeks Secure Elections the Low-Tech Way'

March 12, 2020 /Marc Handelman
Elections, Election Security, Cryptology, Information Security

State of Georgia: Election Server May Have Been Compromised During 2016, 2018 Elections

January 20, 2020 by Marc Handelman in Information Security, Election Manipulation, Election Security, Elections

via Dan Goodin, Security Editor at Ars Technica, comes news that no one in the State of Georgia wants to hear (unless, of course, you are one of the responsible miscreants for this afront to constitutional good order): At least one election server exhibits evidence of compromise - due to the machine's vulnerability to the Shellshock exploit - which, of course is bad news. The only quesiton we have is: What are the next moves Georgia Election Offcials will take?

'Forensic evidence shows signs that a Georgia election server may have been hacked ahead of the 2016 and 2018 elections by someone who exploited Shellshock, a critical flaw that gives attackers full control over vulnerable systems' - viq Dan Goodin Security Editor at Ars Technica

January 20, 2020 /Marc Handelman
Information Security, Election Manipulation, Election Security, Elections

via the comic delivery system monikered Randall Munroe at XKCD!

XKCD, Ballot Selfies

November 01, 2018 by Marc Handelman in XKCD, Satire, Sarcasm, Elections, Election Security, Sounds Legit To Me
November 01, 2018 /Marc Handelman
XKCD, Satire, Sarcasm, Elections, Election Security, Sounds Legit To Me

US District Court Judge To State of Georgia: Bad, Bad, Double-Bad

September 18, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Vulnerable Systems, Vulnerabilities, Malware, Malware Detection, Elections, Election Security, Election Manipulation, Election Fraud, Electioneering

via Cyrus Farivar, writing at Ars Technica, of the apparent displeasure noted by United States District Court Judge Amy Totenberg, whilst Her Honor viewed the shenanigans being perpertrated by the State of Georgia's voting commision. Suprised? Don't be.. The centuries lomg tradition of election manipulations is coming to the fore, as the aft begins sinking under it's own weight of corruption, down south, that is. That said, the North, West and East aren't exactly doing that much better. Read Cyrus's superb reportage and weep for free, unfettered elections.

September 18, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Vulnerable Systems, Vulnerabilities, Malware, Malware Detection, Elections, Election Security, Election Manipulation, Election Fraud, Electioneering

Alex Halderman, Ph.D., 'I Hacked An Election, So Can The Russians'

April 18, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Election Fraud, Election Infosecurity, Election Manipulation, Elections, Information Security
April 18, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Election Fraud, Election Infosecurity, Election Manipulation, Elections, Information Security

33c3, Matt Bernhard's and Alex Halderman's 'Recount 2016: An Uninvited Security Audit of the U.S. Presidential Election' →

January 10, 2017 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Conferences, Information Security, National Security, Elections
January 10, 2017 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Conferences, Information Security, National Security, Elections