A voter casts a ballot at a voting machine at a polling station at Cheyenne High School on Election Day on November 8, 2016 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) First major voting vendor, Hart InterCivic, partners with Microsoft on ambitious software security tool ElectionGuard The ElectionGuard announcement comes as Republicans are still mounting challenges to the 2020 election. Jun 3, 2021 By Tim Starks
Christopher Wlaschin speaks Oct. 18, 2017, at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (CyberScoop) Top voting vendor ES&S publishes vulnerability disclosure policy "We think it’s important to have that safe harbor language out there to set expectations," said ESS's Chris Wlaschin. Aug 5, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Lorie Shaull / Flickr). Klobuchar to voting vendors: Don’t turn your back on good hackers when setting up a CVD program A Democratic presidential candidate and one of the most outspoken voices in the Senate on election security has chimed in on a voting vendor RFI. Nov 15, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., (left) speaks with Voting Village co-organizer Harri Hursti. (Sean Lyngaas/ CyberScoop) Voting Village brings equipment to lawmakers to boost urgency on election security This time, they brought the equipment. Oct 29, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Wikimedia Commons) DEF CON Voting Village report explores vulnerabilities in ballot-marking devices, calls for paper-based audits The DEF Con Voting Village is calling for “more comprehensive studies” of equipment that is increasingly a part of the voter experience. Sep 26, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Christopher Wlaschin speaks Oct. 18, 2017, at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (CyberScoop) What would a vulnerability disclosure program look like for voting equipment? Expect an RFI soon Voting equipment vendors have heard presentations from Bugcrowd, HackerOne, and Synack, according to ES&S's Chris Wlaschin. Sep 19, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty) Election commission says it won’t de-certify voting systems running old versions of Windows The disclosure highlights the challenge of keeping voting systems secure after a vendor ceases offering support for a product. Sep 18, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Voting-machine companies are thinking about vulnerability disclosure, bug bounty programs The industry has some very particular challenges to work out before establishing a coordinated vulnerability disclosure program. But the big companies are changing their thinking. Aug 15, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Stephen Valasco / Flickr) DEF CON Voting Village matures as industry keeps its distance The country's top three voting gear vendors were a no-show, but there was still plenty of enthusiasm at DEF CON's Voting Village. Aug 12, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Scoop News Group) Microsoft pushes open-source software kit to election agencies, voting-tech vendors The code will be posted to GitHub, and can be layered onto existing voting software for added integrity. May 6, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas