"Protecting the voting process from potential threats -- people acting either maliciously or carelessly -- is the top priority to ensure the integrity of our elections," said Wes Peters, IT elections project coordinator for Georgia. "The fact is, people can't hack, or even access, what they can't see."
TNT's Identity software and appliance solution controls and audits all access to the states' voter registration systems, ensuring that only authorized election officials using government-owned computers can see and gain access to the network. Voter databases remain "invisible" to everyone else.
HAVA requires states to provide and protect a "single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive, computerized statewide voter registration list." While the consolidated voter information streamlines election processes, it adds new levels of risk; hackers and insiders can target a single data source to compromise an election statewide. In response, states must grant and manage access for state and local election officials, and demonstrate that voting systems are secure.
TNT's Identity allows Georgia and New Mexico to partition network access based on two criteria: the user's identity and the specific PC, Mac or terminal they use as a primary device.
The benefits:
- States easily create and enforce policies that only permit authorized users and devices to view computerized voter information.
- TNT's Identity provides comprehensive audit reports that show who connected to the voter registration systems, from what computer, and when. Reports show user and machine names instead of cryptic IP addresses and port numbers, drastically reducing resources required to manage auditing.
- States know when users unsuccessfully attempted access, identifying potential threats instantly.
- The solution is completely transparent to the end users, avoiding any need for mass training and costly support.
