Democracy in danger : how hackers and activists exposed fatal flaws in the election system / Jake Braun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braun, Jake, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections--Corrupt practices--United States--Prevention.

Elections.

Cyberterrorism--United States--Prevention.

Cyberterrorism.

Information warfare.

Elections--Corrupt practices.

United States.

Cyberterrorism--Prevention.

Information warfare--United States--Prevention.

Information warfare--Prevention.

Physical Description:

ix, 165 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

"When cybersecurity expert Jake Braun challenged hackers at DEFCON, the largest hacking conference in the world, to breach the security of an American voting machine, a hacker in Europe conquered the task in less than 2 minutes. From hacking into voting machines to more mundane, but no less serious problems, our democracy faces unprecedented tests from without and within. In Democracy In Danger, Braun, a veteran of 3 presidential campaigns and former White House Liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, reveals what the national security apparatus, local election administrators, and political parties have gotten wrong about election security and what America needs to do to protect the ballot box in 2020 and beyond." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Table Setting: The Putin Problem p. 11

2 The Line to Nowhere p. 19

3 Mandela-Level Turnout p. 27

4 Reset p. 39

5 Same Old, Same Old or Something New p. 49

6 Here Come the Hackers p. 61

7 "You Have to Sit on Those Boxes" p. 79

8 "We Have No Evidence": DEF CON p. 95

9 "Child's Play" p. 111

10 Cyber Politics p. 123.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781538126622

1538126621

OCLC:

1108789479