There are tried and true preventions for worrisome voting hacks including just using paper ballots

Until the 2000 presidential election, few people would have ever imagined that the system of taking and counting ballots could be tampered with in the United States. After all, this is the world’s best democracy. At least that’s the image that we market to the rest of the world. But Florida, with its hanging chads, swinging…

FBI ‘very seriously’ concerned with foreign attempts to influence U.S. elections: Comey

The FBI is working to ensure the U.S. government is able to deal with any potential cyberattacks taken against the nation’s election process, the head of the bureau said Tuesday. FBI Director James Comey discussed election season concerns during a cybersecurity event in Washington, D.C., one day after it was reported that the agency recently issued…

White House says hackers won’t change outcome of presidential election

The White House said Tuesday that foreign hacking into U.S. voter databases won’t affect the outcome of the presidential election, while House Democrats asked the FBI to investigate a possible connection between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and suspected hacks by the Russian government. White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the U.S. election system, with…

Secretary of State: Pennsylvania using all available resources to safeguard cyber security of election

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Secretary of State Pedro A. Cortés said today the Commonwealth is taking advantage of all available resources in working to ensure the security and integrity of the November election. “In recent weeks, there has been talk about vulnerabilities in the nation’s election infrastructure,” Secretary Cortés said. “Our election staff…