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关于选举。
每次选举都加强了投票作为美国民主的基础的重要性。没有什么比保持投票过程的完整性更重要的。狗万被端吗通过了解选举的实际风险，我们加强了保护民主的能力。
让我们直截了当。
How does ES&S ensure voting systems count ballots accurately?
ES&S voting systems are certified under strict federal standards and guidelines, including rigorous security, accuracy and reliability testing. They are evaluated against the best practices of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) security protocols and standards, as well as the Center for Internet Security’s (CIS) Critical Security Controls. Our systems have also undergone third-party penetration testing and vulnerability assessments to make sure they withstand the highest security standards. ES&S works closely with federal, state and local election officials, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), law enforcement and the election community at large to take all recommended steps to enhance election security.
How do states and jurisdictions ensure elections are accurate?
Election jurisdictions follow a multi-layered approach to ensure all votes are counted as cast. Every state upholds established requirements for physical security and chain of custody to protect the security of their systems. These controls may include locks, seals, audit logs, witness signatures or other security measures. Pre-election logic and accuracy testing and post-election audits are proven processes that uphold the accuracy of elections. In addition, every state in the nation has a statutory process for legal challenges, recounts or contests to election results. Election authorities in each state determine their auditing processes according to state law.
点击这里要了解有关如何验证选举准确性的更多信息。
我们可以信任ES＆S投票机狗万被端吗吗？
狗万被端吗通过数千小时的测试和全国数千个选举，ES＆S投票设备已被证明是准确和安全的。狗万被端吗ES＆S投票机已获得美国选举援助委员会（EAC）的认证，并经过NIST认可的投票系统测试实验室（VSTLS）进行了强大的测试，以提供准确性，可靠性，可用性和安全性。几个州还聘请独立公司来审核投票机的安全性，这是其州认证考试过程的一部分。除了ES＆S所进行的其他独立测试以及在每次选举之前由司法管辖区进行的逻辑和准确性测试，选民可以确保ES＆S狗万被端吗投票系统按设计和认证进行执行，并将选票视为演员。
点击这里要了解有关严格测试标准的更多信息，ES＆S系统必须符合联邦认证。狗万被端吗
投票机可以被黑客入侵吗？
投票机在上演的示威和实验室中被黑客入侵，但是这些环境并不能反映出实际的选举情况，在这种情况下，始终有多层物理和网络安全。这些措施包括选举前测试，锁，限制访问，耐篡改的密封件，监护链协议以及锁定的投票机，以确保有限的访问以及在新设备中发现的更先进的技术。
点击这里阅读罗切斯特理工学院的研究人员如何使用ExpressVote XL改变投票。
有美国的投票机被砍我n the past?
While the threats are very real, there’s no evidence that any vote in a U.S. election has ever been compromised by a cybersecurity breach. To date, the totality of security measures — such as tamper-resistant seals, audits, voting machines which do not connect to the internet (see modem note below), along with more advanced technology found in newer equipment — provides for an environment that would be difficult to compromise. An additional layer of security to U.S. elections is that voting systems are used and deployed in a decentralized manner across the nation’s more than 10,000 voting jurisdictions. This decentralization greatly diminishes the chance or impact of a large-scale attack. While there is no evidence of any hacking of any voting machine currently in use in an election, as threats become more sophisticated, so must voting machines and the nation’s entire voting infrastructure.
点击这里下载CIS确保连接的非投票选举技术的最佳实践。
在全国DS200中安装了调制解调器吗？
No. Modems are not present in ES&S DS200 machines in states where modeming technology is not permitted or certified. In a few states it is a legal practice to use cellular modems to transmit unofficial election results after the polls are officially closed and all voting has ended. In states where modem transmission is permitted, ES&S uses mobile private network connectivity, industry best practices, and numerous security safeguards to protect the transfer of these unofficial election night results. Final official results are physically uploaded at election headquarters prior to final certification. The physical ballots and printed results tapes are always protected.
Does ES&S use independent testing of its voting equipment?
Yes, in multiple ways. ES&S voluntarily adheres to the Federal Testing Program conducted by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a federal agency created by the Bi-Partisan Help America Vote Act of 2002. Under the EAC, ES&S submits all its systems to Voting System Test Laboratories (VSTLs) accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). These labs perform stringent tests in accordance with the federal voting system standards. Layered upon the reviews conducted under the Federal Test Program, several states also engage independent firms to audit the security of voting machines as part of the certification examination process in their states. Additionally, ES&S frequently engages with cybersecurity firms to conduct independent third-party testing, including penetration testing and source code reviews. Among recent engagements, ES&S has worked in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in submitting its end-to-end voting configuration for testing by theIdaho National Laboratory (INL)该国领先的能源，国家安全，科学和环境研究与发展中心。
ES&S有狗万被端吗过程来接收和respond to unsolicited vulnerability reports from cybersecurity researchers and other third parties?
Yes, ES&S utilizes its internal corporate information security staff to receive, evaluate and act upon, as necessary, unsolicited vulnerability reports from cybersecurity researchers and other third parties. In addition, ES&S maintainsa link on its website为了接收和响应与安全有关的报告和/或查询。
Does ES&S support security enhancements to the nation’s election infrastructure?
狗万被端吗ES＆S充分支持基于纸张的投票技术，以及法律选举后的审计。狗万被端吗ES＆S支持创建或采用行业标准和准则，这些标准和准则进一步加强了国家的关键选举基础设施，并要求国会通过立法，以建立更强大的测试计划。我们知道，提高每个选民的信心需要联邦，州和地方选举官员，EAC，DHS，执法，投票系统制造商和大选社区之间的紧密合作。这就是为什么ES＆S采狗万被端吗取了多个步骤来加强安全性，包括与组织建立合作伙伴关系，以帮助我们提供必要的和持续的选举安全改进。其中一些安全伙伴关系包括：
•国土安全部（DHS）选举工作队
• FBI election crime unit
• U.S. Intelligence community
•DHS的网络安全和基础设施安全局（CISA）
•选举基础设施信息共享和分析中心（EII ISAC）
•信息技术信息共享和分析中心（IT-ISAC），选举特别兴趣小组（E-SIG）
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Sector Coordinating Council (SCC)
ES＆S如何保护其狗万被端吗硬件和软件供应链？
As standard practice, each release undergoes extensive security testing and ES&S provides a complete set of software components to the voting systems testing labs (VSTLs) for review. ES&S also conducts thorough security reviews of our entire supply chain to ensure that every component is trusted, tested and free of malware. Every single item and manufacturer are approved and under engineering revision control. That’s the advantage of an ES&S purpose-built system versus one with components bought off the shelf.
点击这里to learn more about the supply chain and manufacturing of voting systems.
If I have a key that can open an ES&S machine lock, does that mean I can easily get into and hack the machine?
No. Doors and locks are just one of the deterrents to tampering with a voting machine. During an election, there are many security measures beyond doors and locks, including tamper-resistant, serial-numbered seals to ensure security. If a seal is broken, it can’t be replaced without detection. We also have multiple layers of encrypted security on the data, including unique encryption keys for every election. This ensures that all our voting machines will only accept USB flash drives programmed for that election and prevents tampering by unauthorized agents.
我了解ES＆S投票标记系统狗万被端吗使用条形码。条形码真的可以信任吗？
Barcodes are a trusted, tested, universal technology used in a variety of ways across many different industries to improve safety, accuracy, speed and efficiency. DMVs, pharmacies, hospitals, banks and food manufacturers all use barcodes. Vote counting machines (called tabulators) read barcodes in the same way they read the oval positions on a paper ballot—so a summary card with barcodes contains the same data as on a hand-marked ballot. Because barcodes offer a reliable way to accurately read information, the technology all but eliminates the possibility of human error (e.g. poorly marked ballots, misinterpretation of voter intent). Displayed along with human-readable text, summary cards with barcodes are fully auditable.
点击这里要了解有关如何阅读条形码的更多信息。
点击这里to watch a video about how ballots are read.
Why trust a private company with our nation’s elections?
The elections infrastructure, like the nation’s power grid, is made up of public and private partnerships. As DHS says in describing critical infrastructure, there is a shared responsibility among multiple stakeholders because neither the government nor the private sector alone has the knowledge, authority, or resources to do it alone.