CrowdStrike Brings Concerns Over Voting Machine Security
In a developing story that raises serious questions about the security and reliability of Nevada's voting systems, concerns are mounting following a reported outage of Dominion Voting Systems' early voting machines in Maricopa County, Arizona due to the global CrowdStrike outage. This incident casts a shadow over the same systems used in Washoe County and across Nevada.
CrowdStrike, an American cybersecurity technology company based in Austin, Texas, provides cybersecurity services for millions of computers and servers worldwide, including Dominion Voting Systems. Dominion, a major provider of voting machine hardware and the software Democracy Suite, is central to the election infrastructure in Washoe County, as confirmed by the Nevada Secretary of State's website.
This afternoon, Maricopa County officials reported via X (formerly known as Twitter) an outage affecting their early voting systems. We have confirmed that the equipment used in Maricopa County is the same as that used in Washoe County, according to the Maricopa County website. Given that Washoe County employs the same hardware and software, this outage has sparked concerns about the security and reliability of the voting process here in Nevada.
"Are these systems not supposed to be offline and secured?" This question looms large as Washoe County Manager Eric Brown has repeatedly assured the public of the system's security and urged trust in the elections. However, with the recent incident in Maricopa County, confidence in the infallibility of these systems is now being challenged.
If entities like CrowdStrike and Dominion are susceptible to issues, how can we be certain that Nevada's voting systems are immune to compromises? Who is responsible for securing these systems? Is there a specific department or authority that Mr. Brown or Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar can point to for technical accountability?
Adding fuel to the fire is a recent controversy reported by Picon Press in our story Washoe County “Take Our Word for it you didn’t Vote!!!” during the primaries, where Washoe County citizens who did not vote found their votes recorded. This incident further undermines public trust in the integrity of the election process.
In light of these developments, it is imperative for local and state officials to address these concerns promptly and transparently. The public deserves detailed explanations about the security measures in place, the protocols followed to prevent and address outages, and reassurances that their votes are accurately and securely recorded.
Stay tuned to Picon Press for updates on this developing story.
