The ongoing audit of the 2020 election in Arizona has the state's Republican leaders at each other's throats and their disputes over the process are raising doubts about the outcome of the high-tech recount.
Election experts say giving Maricopa County routers to Arizona Senate s election auditors could be security threat Jen Fifield, Arizona Republic
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Routers serve as the mail carrier of a computer network: They deliver messages using maps of networks and computer addresses.
Think of it like a mail carrier who relies on maps and addresses to get mail to the right place.
Given access to the mail carriers or routers information, it would be easier for a bad actor to get access to a person s mail, or to target the information inside the network.
That s an analogy one tech expert – Matt Bernhard, a research engineer at Voting Works, a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for open source election technology gave while explaining the importance of keeping Maricopa County s routers secure.
Oh God, no : Handing over computer equipment to GOP audit could expose county to cyber attacks, expert says
Sheriff Penzone concerned about risk to private public safety information. He says he d go to court to block release of computer routers to audit team Author: Brahm Resnik Updated: 10:21 PM MST May 11, 2021
PHOENIX We re entering the third day of a legal standoff over Arizona Senate Republicans’ election audit, with cybersecurity experts warning that your personal information could be at stake.
Maricopa County has rejected an ultimatum that it hand over to the auditors the building blocks of its computer network.
But Senate Republicans have yet to follow through with the subpoenas they threatened to issue on Monday.
Election experts say giving Maricopa County routers to election auditors could be security threat Jen Fifield, Arizona Republic UP NEXT
Routers serve as the mail carrier of a computer network: They deliver messages using maps of networks and computer addresses.
Think of it like a mail carrier who relies on maps and addresses to get mail to the right place.
Given access to the mail carriers or routers information, it would be easier for a bad actor to get access to a person s mail, or to target the information inside the network.
That s an analogy one tech expert – Matt Bernhard, a research engineer at Voting Works, a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for open source election technology gave while explaining the importance of keeping Maricopa County s routers secure.
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Computer science engineer professor Peter Chen, who has been with the University of Michigan for 27 years, was arraigned Wednesday on a criminal sexual conduct charge.
According to court documents, the victim was under 13 when the alleged abuse occurred in April 2017. The investigation is being handled by the Ann Arbor police.
He is represented by Smith Blythe, a firm specialized in sexual abuse allegations. His attorneys released the statement below:
On January 26, 2021 Mr. Chen was made aware of the criminal sexual conduct allegations that had been made against him. He completely denies the allegations and has cooperated fully with the Ann Arbor Police Department to assist them in their investigation. Mr. Chen is confident that the truth will prevail and that he will be fully exonerated. Mr. Chen thanks the numerous people who have reached out in support of him over the last few days.”