Hursti hacks, DEF CON villages, and the Dubious state of electronic voting

An interview with security researcher Harri Hursti recounting his discovery of pervasive security failures in electronic voting systems (including the well-known "Hursti Hacks" and findings from the EVEREST study), describing how machines could be bypassed and tallies altered, and recommending mitigations such as paper ballots, independent audits, open standards, and stronger development practices to restore election integrity.