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Simulation Shows Elections’ Soft Security Underbelly

| | cyberattack, election influence, election rigging, Elections, Hacking, terrorist attack, voting machines
A simulation took place today in Washington, D.C., that showed how a cyberattack could impact Election Day without ever targeting voting machines. The simulation, which took place in a fictitious town named ...
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US Voting Machines Internet-Connected, Despite Denials

| | Cybersecurity, Data Security, Election Systems & Software, ES&S, Information Security, SB Blogwatch, security, Security News, voting machines
Researchers were horrified to discover 35 ES&S voting machines connected to the internet. As you might have guessed, this is not at all good security practice—and it directly contradicts statements by various ...
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After Mueller, Senate Intel Reports on Russian Election Hacks

After Mueller, Senate Intel Reports on Russian Election Hacks

| | Cybersecurity, Elections, Information Security, Robert Mueller, Russia, SB Blogwatch, security, Security News, voting machines
Now we have the Senate Intel Committee’s report on how Russia sought to influence the 2016 elections, how it might do it again in 2020, and how we can stop it ...
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Midterm Election Security, Gait Recognition Surveillance Technology, Caller ID Authentication – WB42

| | ajit pai, CCTV, china, Cybersecurity, DEF CON, DHS, Edgewise, election, Election hacking, facial recognition, fcc, Gait Recognition, Mobile, phone scams, Podcast, Podcast Episodes, Privacy, Robocalls, Silent Pocket, surveillance, Voice, voting, voting machines, Weekly Blaze Podcast
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for November 12, 2018 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Midterm Election Security, Gait Recognition Surveillance Technology and Caller ID Authentication Silent ...
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Voter Records Available on Hacker Forum

35 Million U.S. Voter Records Available for Sale on Hacker Forum

| | dark web, Elections, Hacking, voter records, voting machines
News last week that voter records belonging to some 35 million U.S. residents is being offered for sale on a dark web marketplace has raised fresh concerns about identity theft and potential ...
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Election Hacking and Vulnerable Voting Machines #79

The Shared Security Podcast Episode 79 – Election Hacking and Vulnerable Voting Machines

| | Cybersecurity, DEF CON, DNC, election, Election hacking, Hacking, Phishing, Podcast Episodes, Privacy, voting, voting machines
This is the 79th episode of the Shared Security Podcast sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions and Silent Pocket. This episode was hosted ...
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Voting Machines in 'Murica

Voting Machines in ‘Murica

| | ballot, U.S. elections, voting machines
We are less than nine months away from the 2018 national midterm elections and states and local municipalities are still scrambling to understand the threat to their infrastructure and to have in ...
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Experts Stress Better Election Security Following DefCon Report

Experts Stress Better Election Security Following DefCon Report

| | Cylance, DefCon 25, Election hacking, Sequoia AVC Edge Mk1, Vera, voting machine hacking, voting machines
There has been a lot of rumor and speculation about the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the possibility that the results were manipulated or hacked in some way. While investigations continue and ...