1. Election security: Halderman recommends actions to ensure integrity of US systems

    Mark Rivett posted February 27, 2019

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    In congressional testimony, professor urges $370M in federal funding to replace outdated machines.

    Prof J Alex Halderman

    Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Michigan
    Director, University of Michigan Center for Computer Security and Society

    Prof. J. Alex Halderman testified today in front of the US House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Service and General Government, urging lawmakers to approve additional funding for election cybersecurity prior to the upcoming 2020 elections.

    “Unlike so many other cyber challenges, this is a problem where we can actually solve the problem,” Halderman, a professor of computer science and engineering, told the senators. “It’s going to take a little bit of money, but it’s not going to be decades of research. It’s not going to be billions of dollars. We have an opportunity for a cybersecurity win in election security.”

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