California Results of Voting Machine Investigation: All Three Systems Could Be Compromised

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via Threat Level.

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California Secretary of State Debra Bowen just released the results of the
state's unprecedented top-to-bottom review of voting systems being used in
the state. The review consisted of three parts, one of which involved a Red
Team led by UC Davis computer scientist Matthew Bishop that was tasked with
examining the systems for security vulnerabilities.

The team found that it could compromise all three of the top voting systems
used in the state made by Diebold Election Systems, Hart Intercivic, and
Sequoia Voting Systems, with the caveat that many, but not all, of the
attacks they were able to accomplish on the machines could be mitigated
with proper physical security of the machines, security training of staff,
and contingency planning.

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More:
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/07/ca-releases-res.html

- - ferg

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