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NetFlash: University researchers criticize electronic voting machines as security risk

Opinion
Jul 25, 20033 mins
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Researchers from two universities are taking Diebold Election Systems to task over the code that supposedly runs the company’s electronic voting machines. The researchers say the software could easily be fooled by those who want to cast multiple ballots in an election – effectively turning a democracy into a “hackerocracy.” University researchers criticize electronic voting machines as security risk http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0725diebold.html?net For daily security news and resources, turn to our Research Center http://www.nwfusion.com/topics/security.html?net

Researchers from two universities are taking Diebold Election Systems to task over the code that supposedly runs the company’s electronic voting machines. The researchers say the software could easily be fooled by those who want to cast multiple ballots in an election – effectively turning a democracy into a “hackerocracy.”

University researchers criticize electronic voting machines as security risk

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0725diebold.html?net

For daily security news and resources, turn to our Research Center

https://www.nwfusion.com/topics/security.html?net

Microsoft to add up to 5,000 jobs

In a continuation of Microsoft’s “economy, shmonomy” attitude, Chairman Bill Gates said yesterday that Microsoft is planning to hire a few thousand more people over the next year and beef up R&D.

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PeopleSoft’s J.D. Edwards acquisition adds $1 billion to Oracle’s bill

The price that Oracle will have to pay to acquire PeopleSoft has risen $1 billion to $7.5 billion following PeopleSoft’s acquisition of J.D. Edwards, Oracle said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0725peopljdea.html?net

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0721vmware2.html?net

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