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Tuesday . We dont mean allegations of voter fraud or a rigged election, but there are concerns Voting Machines could be vulnerable to hackers. The department of Homeland Security has acknowledged hacking attempts on the election systems in 20 states. Andrea day has this weeks cover story on election hacking. We have something that is so critical to our country that hasnt had commensurate security applied to it. Reporter the Group Cybersecurity group decided to see how easy it would be to manipulate the election system. The first step, the team tracked down an official voting machine for sale o...

There is also multiple capture the flag contests which is basically red team, blue team, offense, defense, how do you hack something, how do you defend something. How do you get certain targeted treasure chests. And, some of the level of skill in these competitions are what we normally say can only be done by nation states. And instead, you have hundreds and thousands of people who are engaging in these types of contests. I think that can satisfactorily bust a myth, only nationstate adversary what we have to be worried about. When the tools and techniques are available to everybody, it is very...

After the band played Miles Davis’ "Seven Steps to Heaven," and an effusive introduction from the head of the school, Window Snyder stands in front of a hall filled with around 800 students at her old high school to receive an alumni award. Once she does, she opens up about how much she struggled when she got here, to Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, after leaving her mom and her life in California back in 1989. In her nearly 25-year career in cybersecurity, Snyder was part of a group of people who pushed Microsoft in the early days of the mainstream interne...

Meet Window Snyder, a veteran hacker and cybersecurity pro who has helped companies like Microsoft, Mozilla, and Apple be more secure.

Security Pro File: The old-school hacker traces a path from young hardware tinkerer to senior cybersecurity executive.