http://securitymusings.com/article/292/a-window-that-cant-be-closed Rants and raves from information security professionals Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://securitymusings.com/article/292/a-window-that-cant-be-closed/comment-page-1#comment-118 Peter Hesse Thu, 08 May 2008 19:19:00 +0000 http://securitymusings.com/article/292/a-window-that-cant-be-closed#comment-118 <p>Good point Scott, and thanks for the related story <a href="http://www.glassboxvoting.com/wordpress/2008/05/08/on-training-vines-and-users/" rel="nofollow" >on your blog</a> . All good points.</p> Good point Scott, and thanks for the related story on your blog . All good points.

]]> http://securitymusings.com/article/292/a-window-that-cant-be-closed/comment-page-1#comment-117 Scott Shorter Thu, 08 May 2008 02:07:31 +0000 http://securitymusings.com/article/292/a-window-that-cant-be-closed#comment-117 <p>Considering human factors is imperative to designing a secure system. One of the major problems I see in current election technology is that election administrators are assumed trusted. Whether or not electronic fraud occurs, fraud can be alleged on the basis that an untrustworthy person had access to the machine. If the system is designed not to trust anyone, these allegations cannot be made with the same credibility. This is why elections administrators should support new technology, in my self-interested opinion.</p> Considering human factors is imperative to designing a secure system. One of the major problems I see in current election technology is that election administrators are assumed trusted. Whether or not electronic fraud occurs, fraud can be alleged on the basis that an untrustworthy person had access to the machine. If the system is designed not to trust anyone, these allegations cannot be made with the same credibility. This is why elections administrators should support new technology, in my self-interested opinion.

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