Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

I thought the problem was the touchscreens, but you e talking about something different. Why would an attacker target the GEMS software instead of the TouchScreens?

0
Posted

I thought the problem was the touchscreens, but you
e talking about something different. Why would an attacker target the GEMS software instead of the TouchScreens?

0

Good question. With all of the hype about the touch screen terminals, you’d think they’d be a likely target. When you look through Hacker eyes, though, that’s the best reason to avoid them. Here’s what I think: I feel that it is unlikely that these individual touch screen machines would be targeted. At greater risk than the individual touch screens are the Central Voting Tabulation computers, which compile the results from many other systems, such as touch screens and optically scanned cards. From a hackers standpoint, there are a couple of reasons why these central computers are better targets: a. It is extremely labor intensive to compromise a large number of systems, and the chance of failure or being detected increases every time an attack is attempted. Also, the controversy surrounding the touch screen terminals ensures that their results will be closely watched, and this theory has been born out in recent days. b. If one were to compromise the individual terminals, they would onl

Related Questions

Thanksgiving questions

*Sadly, we had to bring back ads too. Hopefully more targeted.