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Author Norden, Lawrence D., author.

Title Securing elections from foreign interference / Lawrence Norden and Ian Vandewalker ; foreword by Amb. R. James Woolsey, Director of Central Intelligence 1993-95
Published New York, NY : Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (33 pages)
Contents Foreword / by Amb. R. James Woolsey, Director of Central Intelligence 1993-95 -- Introduction -- Voting machines -- Built-in protections against cyberattacks on American voting machines -- Remaining concerns about attacks on voting equipment -- Solutions -- Voter registration databases -- Built-in protections against cyberattacks on registrations systems -- Reasons for concern about foreign attacks on registration databases -- Solutions -- Electronic poll books -- A note about federal, state and local cost sharing -- Conclusion -- Endnotes
Summary "Amid ongoing investigations into Russia's unprecedented cyberattacks around the 2016 election, this report outlines specific actions Congress and local election officials can quickly take to insulate voting technology from continued foreign interference."-- Publisher description
"In the last few months, we have learned extraordinary details about a Russian assault on our election infrastructure. While there is no evidence that this assault altered the vote count, that fact should be cold comfort as we look to protect ourselves against future attacks. One doesn't have to be an expert on cybersecurity or election technology to understand how dangerous this is. ... This report offers important guidance on how to protect ourselves. In particular, it looks at the two most critical parts of America's election infrastructure: voting machines, which could be hacked to cast doubt on the integrity of vote tallies, or change them; and voter registration databases, which could be manipulated to block voters and cause disorder when citizens attempt to vote. As the authors explain, much has been done to secure these systems in the last few years. But hackers have grown increasingly sophisticated in this time as well. And the state and local elections officials who are custodians of our election infrastructure often operate with highly constrained resources. What more must be done? The key security measures detailed in this report are the right place to start: replace paperless electronic machines, upgrade the hardware and software that supports voter registration, and conduct post-election audits to confirm the results."-- Foreword, page 1
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 24-33)
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (Brennan, viewed July 25, 2017)
Subject Electronic voting -- Security measures -- United States
Voting-machines -- United States -- Reliability
Hacktivism -- Prevention
Elections -- United States.
Elections.
United States.
Form Electronic book
Author Vandewalker, Ian, author.
Woolsey, R. James, 1941- writer of foreword.
Brennan Center for Justice, issuing body, publisher.