Leon Co. attacked for allowing BBV hack into Diebold system

[Amaryllis]

Wow! If this isn't hipocracy as it's worst...read the whole article. This is Diebold and Glenda Hood talking about how security was compromised by allowing BBV to hack into the Leon County system to see how easily it could be hacked.

Equipment Test Under Fire
Manufacturer Says Its Voting System May Now Be Vulnerable
by Bill Cotterell, Tallahassee Democrat
June 10th, 2005

An attorney for the company that makes Leon County's voting equipment told state and county officials Thursday it was "very foolish and irresponsible" for Elections Supervisor Ion Sancho to let an outside group try poking holes in vote-tabulation security systems.

Michael Lindroos, senior corporate counsel for Diebold Election Systems Inc., said the company "cannot confirm at this time whether you can conduct any future elections reliably." He suggested that the county do a complete system evaluation before any future elections.

But Sancho said the equipment recently put through its paces by Black Box Voting will never be used again in a regular election. He said the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization was closely monitored as it tried to "hack" into the system - and that even if Black Box had left some bugs behind, his office has ordered an upgraded model that will be used in the 2006 elections.

The equipment will be used in next Tuesday's special election in House District 7. He said there have been very few early votes cast - and only one race on the ballot - so his staff could hand count them if Republican Marti Coley or Democrat Carl Duncan has any doubts about the outcome.

More:
http://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/article.php?id=5881

[ewagner]

1. Oh come on now.......

This is absurd.....

the vulnerabilities were there BEFORE the freaking test......

Diebold thinks this is some kind of "get out of jail free" card. :eyes:

[dweller]

2. "ordered an upgraded model that will be used in the 2006 elections"

that being the one that will place the beloved Katherine Harris into a senate seat?

:eyes:

dp

[Amaryllis]

3. There is NO REASON why software upgrades should be needed unless

state election laws change, or there is a "security upgrade", or should we say, security downgrade?