Fear May Be a Bigger Factor than Cyberattacks in the Upcoming Elections
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 07/15/2017 01:45 PM [ Comments ]
All the news about the possible hacks surrounding the 2016 elections is having more of an impact than an actual cyberattack.
A recent survey of 5,000 voters found that 27 percent of those voters are considering not voting out of fears that their data will not be secure.
A whopping 45 percent feel that the upcoming mid-term elections will be influenced by a cyberattack that may come from Russia.
If these projected numbers hold true, it translates into almost 59 million voters who will not go to the polls.
Half of those surveyed are not confident that their state can hold their data secure. This is not surprising when the Republican Party mistakenly exposed over 200 million voter records.
“With a little more than a year until the 2018 midterms, a global policy revision regarding the usage of electronic voting machines may not be feasible without a herculean and bipartisan legislative effort. To that end, states and voting districts should work tirelessly to create an auditable system via a paper trail,” the survey stated.
The survey also backed up the recommendation made by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson that the election process should become a part of the nation's critical infrastructure. Such an action would force federal agencies to take the threats seriously, designate the finances and hopefully restore faith in the system.
Source: SCMagazine
A whopping 45 percent feel that the upcoming mid-term elections will be influenced by a cyberattack that may come from Russia.
If these projected numbers hold true, it translates into almost 59 million voters who will not go to the polls.
Half of those surveyed are not confident that their state can hold their data secure. This is not surprising when the Republican Party mistakenly exposed over 200 million voter records.
“With a little more than a year until the 2018 midterms, a global policy revision regarding the usage of electronic voting machines may not be feasible without a herculean and bipartisan legislative effort. To that end, states and voting districts should work tirelessly to create an auditable system via a paper trail,” the survey stated.
The survey also backed up the recommendation made by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson that the election process should become a part of the nation's critical infrastructure. Such an action would force federal agencies to take the threats seriously, designate the finances and hopefully restore faith in the system.
Source: SCMagazine
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