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Meet the Computer Scientist Who Helped Push for Paper Ballots

Dark Reading

Security Pro File: Award-winning computer scientist and electronic voting expert Barbara Simons chats up her pioneering days in computer programming, paper-ballot backups, Internet voting, math, and sushi.

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NEW TECH: DigiCert Document Signing Manager leverages PKI to advance electronic signatures

The Last Watchdog

Most of us, by now, take electronic signatures for granted. Related: Why PKI will endure as the Internet’s secure core. Yet electronic signatures do have their security limitations. Trzupek outlined how DSM allows for legally-binding documents with auditability and management of signers. “It

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Digital vs Electronic Records: Understanding the Distinction

Armstrong Archives

The terms “digital” and “electronic” are often used interchangeably these days, including when it comes to talking about records management. Digital Vs. Electronic Records – FAQs and Differences To understand the differences between digital and electronic records, let’s define each of them and look at the uses of each.

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Digital Vs. Electronic Records Management FAQs and Differences

Armstrong Archives

The terms “digital” and “electronic” are often used interchangeably these days, including when it comes to talking about records management. Digital Vs. Electronic Records – FAQs and Differences. To understand the differences between digital and electronic records, let’s define each of them and look at the uses of each.

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Security Vulnerability in ESS ExpressVote Touchscreen Voting Computer

Schneier on Security

Of course the ESS ExpressVote voting computer will have lots of security vulnerabilities. It's a computer, and computers have lots of vulnerabilities. This particular vulnerability is particularly interesting because it's the result of a security mistake in the design process. Yes, they're computers.

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Calculating electronic records storage costs

The Schedule

Last week, I walked through the various considerations and costs of storing paper records. This post will do the same for electronic records and follows the same formula of not taking into account personnel or overhead costs or depreciation of equipment. The Library of Congress maintains information about recommended file formats.).

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Capturing Paper Documents - Best Practices and Common Questions

AIIM

Despite technology, most companies continue to struggle to manage the burden of paper in many important business processes. Also known as “capture,” this capability is characterized by the ability to scan paper documents to store and use them in digital form instead of paper. What are the common issues with Scanning?

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