N.Y. State, DHS to practice to protect election process May 31, 2018 https://www.scmagazine.com/ny-state-dhs-to-practice-to-protect-election-process/article/769936/
Microsoft AccountGuard Service Offers Protection for Political and Election Orgs August 1, 2018 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...s-protection-for-political-and-election-orgs/
US officials hope hackers at Defcon find more voting machine problems August 10, 2018 https://www.cnet.com/news/us-officials-hope-hackers-at-defcon-find-more-voting-machine-problems/
Voting Hacks Prompt Push Back from Election Officials, Vendors https://threatpost.com/def-con-2018-voting-hacks-prompt-push-back-from-election-officials-vendors/
Election systems should be considered critical infrastructure August 13, 2018 https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/08/13/election-systems-critical-infrastructure/
McAfee offers state election officials a year of free cloud security tools August 15, 2018 https://www.cyberscoop.com/mcafee-election-security-cloud-tools/?category_news=technology
36 states are using this hacking detection sensor to protect the midterm elections Albert sensors can detect hacking attempts and alert the government agencies quickly. August 16, 2018 https://www.cnet.com/news/36-states...tion-sensor-to-protect-the-midterm-elections/
Here's a thought. Go back to paper ballots and we don't have to worry about other countries messing with the results. Or any domestic fraud. With computers.
New bill would require paper ballots to secure election results The bill, submitted by nine senators on Tuesday, would also mandate election audits. August 21, 2018 https://www.cnet.com/news/new-bill-would-require-paper-ballots-to-secure-election-results/
DNC calls FBI after appearing to thwart hack of its voter database August 22, 2018 https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/22/politics/democratic-national-committee-voter-database/index.html
Perhaps silly question, today's paper revealed yet another HACK, by Russia, on the DNC. The DNC's servers/database are obviously connected to the internet, there in lies the vulnerability! So why not, or it's possible, to "Encrypt" the server. Then it becomes just a matter of sure, you do not give the key to the wrong people.
Recent DNC Hacking Attempt Was Just a Simulated Phishing Test August 23, 2018 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...g-attempt-was-just-a-simulated-phishing-test/
White House pans Election Security Act August 24, 2018 https://www.scmagazine.com/white-house-pans-election-security-act/article/790978/
From: https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/12/what-it-takes-to-secure-the-elections/ "Things like encryption keys, two-factor authentication, and even using a mobile device may be a bridge too far for the elderly or the unskilled.” Many election machines running XP, perhaps they should be updated, or a linux distro What I don't understand here, is how the voter would be involved in anyway with encryption. John Q public votes & is vote is encrypted by the machine. Voting by smart device, how's about a voting 'app' that encrypts. To get this futuristic 'app', could require, two party verification, before download.
Los Angeles County's new 'open source' vote tallying system isn't open source just yet August 23, 2018 https://statescoop.com/los-angeles-...ote-tallying-system-isnt-open-source-just-yet Press release (PDF): https://lavote.net/docs/rrcc/news-releases/08212018_SOS-Certified-Tally.pdf
No, a Teen Did Not Hack a State Election Hacking conference organizers said kids had hacked “exact clones” of state election reporting websites, but that didn’t happen. August 24, 2018 https://www.propublica.org/article/defcon-teen-did-not-hack-a-state-election
What we’re reading: 4 ways the U.S. can secure the 2020 election https://www.axios.com/4-ways-the-us...ion-fdc3312a-12c1-424c-ace6-ef470c982d6e.html
Voting machine maker claims vote machine hack-fests a 'green light' for foreign hackers NSA code smacker says no, hackers perform a service August 28, 2018 https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/28/voting_machine_hacking/
Free Cybersecurity Services Offer a First Step to Securing US Elections https://www.darkreading.com/applica...step-to-securing-us-elections-/d/d-id/1332687
Justice Department Warns It Might Not Be Able to Prosecute Voting Machine Hackers August 30, 2018 https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/...t-be-able-to-prosecute-voting-machine-hackers Justice Department report (PDF): https://www.justice.gov/ag/page/file/1076696/download