In this course, you'll learn what every citizen should know about the security risks--and future potential — of electronic voting and Internet voting. We'll take a look at the past, present, and future of election technologies and explore the various spaces intersected by voting, including computer security, human factors, public policy, and more.
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Securing Digital Democracy
University of MichiganAbout this Course
Skills you will gain
- Software Testing
- Cybersecurity
- Usability
- Operating System
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University of Michigan
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Voting as a Security Problem
Approaching voting problems with the security mindset
Computers at the Polls
Voting enters the computing age
Security Procedures and Voting Around the World
Methods for ensuring the security of democracy
Human Factors and Internet Voting
Users don't always behave as expected, even when voting
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- 3 stars2.56%
- 2 stars0.64%
TOP REVIEWS FROM SECURING DIGITAL DEMOCRACY
This is an excellent, very interesting non-technical course. A very productive way to spend some relaxing evenings.
Great course on a real battlefield in Systems Security. A well designed academic "mind opener".
A great course Prof. Halderman explains the concept of Digital Democracy from the past to the current events in our society.
extremely well explained with great case studies and examples
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