Security threats on voting system loom as Florida's elections officials gather in Polk County
DAVENPORT — Voting experts in Florida, the national epicenter of electoral suspense, have one concern above all others as they prepare for the 2018 election.
Click. Cybersecurity.
Efforts by Russian hackers to attack computers in Florida last fall failed, but shed light on potential vulnerabilities of an election system managed locally and in mostly small counties with limited technological resources.
"It's the main topic of conversation," Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark said at a conference of election supervisors. "I just don't think you can have too many people looking at this stuff."
As Clark and dozens of her colleagues mingled at the Omni Champions Gate near Walt Disney World on Tuesday, they said they are more security-conscious than ever. On Thursday, officials will attend a seminar titled "Election Integrity in the Current Political and Media Environment."
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