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Hacking the US Presidential Election: Evaluating the Threats
Audio Report: ISMG Editors Analyze the Latest Developments
Experts evaluating the likelihood of a hack to alter votes in this year's U.S. presidential election highlights the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report.
In the report, you'll hear (click on player above to listen):
- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton accuse the Kremlin of interfering in the U.S. electoral process and Republican contender Donald Trump condemn any nation, including Russia, that would interfere with America's elections (see How Should US React to Alleged Hacks by Russia?);
- Electronic voting experts assess the prospects of hacks of state and local voting systems;
- ISMG Security and Technology Managing Editor Jeremy Kirk discusses security weaknesses in the Trump Organization's antiquated IT system; and
- BankInfoSecurity Executive Editor Tracy Kitten analyze proposed cybersecurity regulations for big banks proposed by federal regulators.
The ISMG Security Report appears on this and other ISMG websites on Tuesdays and Fridays. Be sure to check out our Oct. 14 and Oct. 18 reports, which respectively analyze President Obama's thoughts on the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity and the financial services industry reaction to the latest state banking cybersecurity regulations. The next ISMG Security Report will be posted on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
Theme music for the ISMG Security Report is by Ithaca Audio under the Creative Commons license.
