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A quick security analysis of the new Hart InterCivic Verity Duo

Harris County (Houston, Texas) was an early adopter of Hart InterCivic’s paperless DRE voting system in 2001, and kept that system going…

Nov 2, 2021

A quick security analysis of the new Hart InterCivic Verity Duo

Nov 2, 2021

Dan Wallach

A few extra details on the WIRED article about STAR-Vote

WIRED recently ran a great article by Ben Wofford and a companion podcast about STAR-Vote, an effort that began in Austin, Texas to build…

Sep 15, 2020

A few extra details on the WIRED article about STAR-Vote

Sep 15, 2020

Dan Wallach

Vote-by-mail security in the age of COVID-19

A recent Houston Chronicle article detailed the dispute between the Harris County Clerk, Chris Hollins, and the Texas Elections Director…

Aug 31, 2020

Vote-by-mail security in the age of COVID-19

Aug 31, 2020

Dan Wallach

On the effectiveness of “offensive” cyber operations and what it means for the November 2020…

Avid watchers of Game of Thrones will recall the Night’s Watch didn’t just huddle inside their Castle Black garrison at The Wall: a…

Aug 25, 2020

On the effectiveness of “offensive” cyber operations and what it means for the November 2020…

Aug 25, 2020

Dan Wallach

HOWTO: Protect your small organization against electronic adversaries

October is “cyber security awareness month”. Among other notable announcements, Google just rolled out “advanced protection” — free for any…

Oct 17, 2017

Oct 17, 2017

Dan Wallach

Being an audience member for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Normally I blog about things from my professional life, but today I want to write up my experience getting tickets for and attending the…

Aug 2, 2017

Being an audience member for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Aug 2, 2017

Dan Wallach

We Need the EAC

(Update: a new version of this essay appeared as an op-ed in Wired.)

Feb 8, 2017

Feb 8, 2017

Dan Wallach

HowTo: Circumventing Nation-State App Store Censorship

The latest news: China and Russia are compelling Apple and Google to censor specific apps from their app stores. Writes Farhad Manjoo in…

Jan 18, 2017

Jan 18, 2017

Dan Wallach

The Intelligence Community Assessment of Russian Activities in US Elections and What It Means For…

The U.S. intelligence community has released its declassified report on Russian activities in relation to the recent U.S. election. It’s 25…

Jan 6, 2017

Jan 6, 2017

Dan Wallach

On the Electoral College, the National Popular Vote, and Compartmentalizing Recounts in Close Races

In 2012, Donald Trump described the Electoral College as “a disaster” (see, e.g., Snopes). Now, he’s the beneficiary of Electoral College…

Dec 20, 2016

Dec 20, 2016

Dan Wallach

Dan Wallach

Professor, Department of Computer Science; Rice Scholar, Baker Institute for Public Policy; Rice University, Houston, Texas

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