http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/681/all xx http://www.itworld.com/security/57270/hackers-leverage-obama-win-massive-malware-campaign Hackers have seized on the results of the U.S. presidential election to launch a major malware campaign that tries to trick users into installing an update to Adobe's Flash, but actually plants a Trojan on unprotected PCs, security experts warned Wednesday. http://www.itworld.com/security/57270/hackers-leverage-obama-win-massive-malware-campaign#comments Security News election hack malware Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:47:22 -0500 ITworld staff 57270 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57239/e-voting-08-problems-yes-it-could-have-been-worse Despite reports all day long about an assortment of e-voting machine problems in several U.S. states, no massive systemic meltdown occurred. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57239/e-voting-08-problems-yes-it-could-have-been-worse#comments Government Tech & society News election evoting Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:56:33 -0500 ITworld staff 57239 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57185/nov-4-2008-what-could-possibly-go-wrong E-voting technology has come a long way since the 2000 U.S. presidential election, when voting equipment problems erased an estimated 1.5 million votes during one of the closest elections in U.S. history. But progress has zig-zagged. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57185/nov-4-2008-what-could-possibly-go-wrong#comments Tech & society Feature election evoting Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:40:48 -0500 ITworld staff 57185 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57159/election-eve-08-tech-highs-and-lows Technology has played a greater role than ever this election year. And on this US election eve, e-voting security issues remain a concern. In this roundup, some tech highpoints and lowpoints (and funny points too). http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57159/election-eve-08-tech-highs-and-lows#comments Tech & society Feature election evoting Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:32:44 -0500 ITworld staff 57159 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57151/e-voting-groups-are-watching-handful-states "This is an election that will sort of stress-test the [election] systems," said Pamela Smith, a longtime critic of electronic voting machines. "Any problem that's going to come up is going to be amplified." http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57151/e-voting-groups-are-watching-handful-states#comments Tech & society News election evoting Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:11:16 -0500 ITworld staff 57151 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/57147/ed-felten-e-voting-what-can-go-wrong Voting machines of all stripes have remarkably similar flaws and though geographically scattered, inaccurate tallies of votes are not likely to flip a whole presidential election, there is a "nightmare scenario" that could. http://www.itworld.com/government/57147/ed-felten-e-voting-what-can-go-wrong#comments Government Security Tech & society Interview election evoting Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:56:19 -0500 ITworld staff 57147 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57146/top-20-election-day-web-sites-and-online-tools Ready for election day? The Web is brimming with interactive tools -- everything from widgets to mobile alerts -- that can help you stay on top of the presidential vote and keep you informed, no matter where you go. Here are some of the best resources the Web has to offer. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57146/top-20-election-day-web-sites-and-online-tools#comments Tech & society Opinion election Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:49:22 -0500 ITworld staff 57146 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57124/top-10-best-viral-videos-2008-election The 2008 presidential election generated some very funny viral videos. Here are the 10 best. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57124/top-10-best-viral-videos-2008-election#comments Tech & society Opinion election Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:50:37 -0500 ITworld staff 57124 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/57120/election-equipment-companies-boost-election-day-tech-support Voting system manufacturers say they don’t expect major equipment glitches to disrupt voting and vote tallying on Nov. 4. Nonetheless, the leading companies that develop election machinery are boosting their technical support operations – largely from reduced levels – in the run-up to Election Day. http://www.itworld.com/government/57120/election-equipment-companies-boost-election-day-tech-support#comments Career Government Feature e-voting election Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:24:31 -0500 ITworld staff 57120 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57100/out-world-election-nasa-astronauts-vote-space Think the long lines, cooling temperatures and legions of political sign holders will make voting a hassle on Tuesday? Well, try voting from 220 miles above Earth while traveling at 17,500 miles per hour. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/57100/out-world-election-nasa-astronauts-vote-space#comments Tech & society News astronaut election space vote Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:06:57 -0400 ITworld staff 57100 at http://www.itworld.com