In this course, you'll learn what every citizen should know about the security risks--and future potential — of electronic voting and Internet voting. We'll take a look at the past, present, and future of election technologies and explore the various spaces intersected by voting, including computer security, human factors, public policy, and more.
Securing Digital Democracy
Securing Digital Democracy
Instructor: J. Alex Halderman
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Understand the security risks of electronic and internet voting.
Gain knowledge of the past, present, and future of election technologies.
Skills you'll gain
- Policy Analysis
- Usability
- Computer Security
- Network Security
- Security Controls
- Authentications
- Public Policies
- Information Systems Security
- Threat Modeling
- Vulnerability Assessments
- Vulnerability
- Human Factors (Security)
- Software Testing
- Cybersecurity
- Security Awareness
- Human Factors
- Cyber Security Policies
- Public Safety and National Security
- Political Sciences
- Data Integrity
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