Opinion: Think hackers will tip the vote? Read this first - CSMonitor.com

Opinion: Think hackers will tip the vote? Read this first - CSMonitor.com: "First, attackers would need to target online voters (a small minority) who are scattered in various jurisdictions.

Then, once the vulnerable voters are identified, attackers would need to wait for the polling place to transmit those votes. While that kind of attack could work on one person, or a single location, it would be difficult to pull off at any meaningful scale.

Alternatively, an adversary could invent an entirely new population of phantom voters, register them to vote remotely, and stuff the ballot box with fake votes. That's possible, but highly improbable. "



"[server attacks] would be pretty obvious to system maintainers, and I suspect polling administrators would quickly switch back to relying on the mail. Remember, online systems aren't intended for use on Election Day, rather they merely collect absentee ballots."



"While remote attacks are possible, it's not like someone could affect voting from another country. They'd more likely need to be parked outside the polling place. So, although Wi-Fi voting machines are a terrible idea, they don't appear to be an existential threat to democracy at the time being."