Cybersecurity
Microsoft Takes Aim at Election Credibility With Wisconsin Software Test
- Software program seeks to restore confidence in results
- ElectionGuard set to verify a voter’s choice has been counted
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Microsoft Corp. tested for the first time in a live election security software that executives say will help restore the trust of voters shaken by claims of fraud, hacking and disinformation in the 2016 election.
The company piloted its solution to verify results, a system called ElectionGuard, with voters in Fulton, Wisconsin, who chose candidates Tuesday for state Supreme Court. The process aims to marry existing voting systems with advanced encryption and components of the Xbox game player to spit out data ensuring that ballots are counted.