Palm Beach County is the lone county to reject sensors that detect hackers

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https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/12/04/palm-beach-county-is-the-lone-county-to-reject-sensors-that-detect-hackers/

By Mark Puente
Tampa Bay Times
12/04/2018

To help deter hackers from infiltrating voting systems, the federal 
government offered all of Florida's 67 counties a tool to detect and 
monitor electronic intruders.

While the technology does not stop hackers, it alerts officials about 
possible threats and allows them to respond faster when data may be at 
risk.

Only one county -- Palm Beach -- rejected the technology in the months 
prior to Election Day. That could change now that Palm Beach County plans 
to update its system next year.

"We didn't think it was a good time to put some function on a legacy 
system," said Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher. "We'll take 
a look next year when we buy new equipment."

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