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.
Securing Digital Democracy
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What you'll learn
Understand the security risks of electronic and internet voting.
Gain knowledge of the past, present, and future of election technologies.
Skills you'll gain
- Security Awareness
- Vulnerability
- Network Security
- Threat Modeling
- Software Testing
- Computer Security
- Cybersecurity
- Public Policies
- Human Factors
- Usability
- Vulnerability Assessments
- Information Systems Security
- Human Factors (Security)
- Policy Analysis
- Security Engineering
- Security Controls
- Cyber Security Policies
- Cryptography
- Safety and Security
- Political Sciences
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Assessments
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Taught in English
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CA
Reviewed on Mar 28, 2017
A great course Prof. Halderman explains the concept of Digital Democracy from the past to the current events in our society.
DD
Reviewed on Aug 8, 2024
Nice course. Plenty of learnings. Clear discussions
VD
Reviewed on May 28, 2016
Awesome course, the teacher has very good knowledge on the topic and he explains very well.
