Opinion: The Corporate Lessons of Election Hacks

The article reviews demonstrations from DEF CON's Vote Hacking Village that exposed vulnerabilities in election-related websites and, to a lesser extent, voting systems. It clarifies that many hacks targeted replica or test sites with guided participants, and draws enterprise lessons: adopt a risk-based approach to protect mission-critical assets and employ external 'hacker' perspectives (pen testing/red teams) to uncover overlooked vulnerabilities.