Sentences with phrase «protect election systems»

WASHINGTON The former head of a federal agency helping U.S. states protect election systems from hackers has been hired for a similar role within the Trump administration after being passed up for reappointment by Republican Speaker Paul Ryan and the White House.

State election officials are baffled by a Bloomberg report alleging that Russian hackers compromised the voting systems in 39 states, adding that cybersecurity firms were engaging in scare tactics to win state and local contracts to protect election systems.

Not exact matches

Homeland Security reportedly considered declaring election systems as «critical infrastructure,» which would have given the federal agency the authority to protect the systems.

Leading up to the election, questions were raised about the security of state computer systems that protect voting data.

Earlier this week, Georgia Representative Hank Johnson introduced two bills that he believes will help improve voting security a few years down the road: the Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act, which, if passed, would classify voting systems as critical infrastructure to be protected by the Department of Homeland Security; and the Election Integrity Act, which will map out a planned response for voting system failures and control the types of voting machines states are allowed to buy.

While it may feel like a lifetime or two since the last federal election, when Trudeau was promising a very different kind of democratic reform, 19 months isn't a long time to get Canada's electoral system protected from 2019 - style threats to its fairness and integrity.

They also need to trust that key institutions such as the Judiciary and Legislature will protect integrity of the political system so that they can also have a chance of winning future elections.

Simply put, democratic nations are celebrated for the robust and transparent systems they put in place that inspire the confidence of all in producing credible electoral outcomes that jealously protect the public purse and not how often courts annul elections within the electoral cycle.

Friends of Dugdale have since pointed out that Rowley, when seeking election as the Scottish Party's deputy leader last year, promised that if he won he would not accept a protected place at the top of one of the lists from which a 56 of Holyrood's 129 MSPs are elected under a system of proportional representation only to go back on his word as soon as he won that particular race.

At 10 a.m., the Assembly holds a hearing on Protecting the Integrity of New York State's Election Systems, Assembly Hearing Room 1923, 19th Floor, 250 Broadway, Manhattan.

«Campaign finance laws protect the integrity and fairness of elections and help ensure that everyone — not just the wealthy or powerful corporations — are represented in our system of government.

A Clinton aide said the plan was a «a key plank of Clinton's plan to challenge the stranglehold that wealthy interests have over our political system» and would allow «Americans to establish common sense rules to protect against the undue influence of billionaires and special interests and to restore the role of average voters in elections.»

Among her plans of what she'd like to accomplish once elected: Promote / support bills in Congress that adopt clean sources of energy by helping to end the intricate system of public subsidies that keep dirty sources of energy artificially cheap, and promote renewable sources: solar, wind, and hydro; Protect waterways / drinking supply by reducing the risk of contamination and ensure that when contamination is found, the responsible parties are held accountable; Fight for public financing of elections; Work every day to overturn Citizens United.

But in his State of the state address, the Governor proposed a high tech blanket to protect an antiquated election system that?

The hard - left party has been bashing Mr. Cuomo since state lawmakers finalized a budget last weekend, labeling it «Cuomo's Inequality Budget» because it slashed some taxes, protected charter schools and did not create an expansive public financing system for statewide elections.

As we saw during the 2016 US election, protecting traditional computer systems, which use zeros and ones, from hackers is not a perfect science.

Meanwhile, contentious laws — including the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015 (Bill C - 51); the Fair Elections Act; the Safe Streets and Communities Act; and the Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act — were passed and swiftly challenged in court.

However, recognizing that state and local officials should be kept informed about cybersecurity risks to election infrastructure, we are working with them to refine our processes for sharing this information while protecting the integrity of investigations and the confidentiality of system owners.

Just last month, Cisco, which makes the model of firewall used with ES&S election - management systems, announced a critical vulnerability in its devices that would let a remote hacker take full control of the firewalls and get at the systems they protect.

It is imperative that we strengthen our election systems and give the states the tools they need to protect themselves and the integrity of voters against the possibility of foreign interference.»

In an effort to provide a more safe and secure system for voters, Russia's Central Election Commission is planning on implementing a blockchain - based voting system protected against hacking, rigging, and other forms of electioElection Commission is planning on implementing a blockchain - based voting system protected against hacking, rigging, and other forms of electionelection fraud.