The experience of Hamilton County TX is a serious red flag for any rural county in the country.
Their IT consultant's response to a malware attack: change passwords. (Hint, it didn't work.) #Election2020
propublica.org/article/foreig…
Their IT consultant's response to a malware attack: change passwords. (Hint, it didn't work.) #Election2020
propublica.org/article/foreig…
The timely focus of this @propublica and @TexasTribune investigation was the "vulnerability of email systems in county offices that handle the voting process from registration to casting and counting ballots."
Smaller government agencies with fewer IT resources should be using "using cloud-based email and office software" which have built-in algorithms to neutralize bad actors. That's not what Hamilton County was doing.
An orchestrated attack on county email systems on 03 November, ballot deadline day (it's not "election day" it's a DEADLINE) could be crippling.
With Hamilton County, one worry is that the malware is often "a delivery mechanism for later ransomware attacks."
#Election2020
With Hamilton County, one worry is that the malware is often "a delivery mechanism for later ransomware attacks."
#Election2020
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