IEBC to invite hackers to 'invade' its systems

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http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/IEBC+to+invite+hackers+to+invade+its+systems/-/1064/1449152/-/6e40u7/-/index.html

By OLIVER MATHENGE
nation.co.ke
July 9, 2012

Do you consider yourself an IT hacker? Then the Independent Electoral 
and Boundaries Commission will soon be looking for you.

In November, the IEBC plans to invite hackers to try tamper with the 
system that it will use to transmit provisional results.

According to IEBC CEO James Oswago, this will help the system attract 
the confidence of Kenyans ahead of the planned March 4, 2013 General 
Elections.

"We are confident that our system is tamper-proof. However, sometime in 
November we will invite those who think they can hack into the system to 
do it. We want Kenyans to have confidence in the system," Mr Oswago 
said.

According to Mr Oswago, this is one of the lessons that the Commission 
has learnt from engagement with electoral bodies that use such systems.

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