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The Iowa Caucus: No Hacking, But a Bungled Risk Matrix

Iowa’s much-anticipated caucus results were delayed after a mobile app commissioned by Iowa’s Democratic Party malfunctioned. The IowaReporterApp was designed to enable precinct and party officials to more quickly report caucus results. The app was developed by Colorado-based Shadow Inc., which describes itself as a for-profit technology consultancy. But what happened there isn’t a technology problem. It’s a human problem rooted in a failure to properly evaluate risk. The big risk is that it will appear”rigged” and discourage people from voting.”]

Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/iowa-caucus-no-hacking-but-bungled-risk-matrix-p-2860

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