Protecting Your Vote
Posted on November 6, 2018 by Keith Lynn

Dr. Alec Yasinsac spoke with Jason Carter of WKRG about cybersecurity at the polls and the importance of election security.
According to WKRG, "Technology makes counting millions of votes a near instant calculation. But it's also made elections vulnerable to hackers. After all, a computer and an access point is the only weapon a hacker needs.
University of South Alabama Computing School Dean, Dr. Alec Yasinsac, has led investigations into election tampering for nearly two decades."
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