A Senate Bill Would Radically Improve Voting Machine Security

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A Senate Bill Would Radically Improve Voting Machine Security
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This year’s Intelligence Authorization Act would mandate penetration testing for federally certified voting machines and allow independent researchers to work on exposing vulnerabilities.

Congress is moving closer to putting US election technology under a stricter cybersecurity microscope.

The bill’s second provision would require the EAC to experiment with a vulnerability disclosure program for election technology—including systems that are not subject to federal testing, such as voter registration databases and election results websites. Vulnerability disclosure programs are essentially treasure hunts for civic-minded cyber experts.

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