Internet voting vs. Zombie computers!

Some people advocate for voting on the Internet, but there's a lot of security concerns. Consider this note from our friends at the Electronic Privacy Information Center about the following article linked below:

Just something to think about when considering remote voting via the Internet. I know this might be far off the radar for some groups, but I did want to provide a little information on the problems with security of the Internet.

The attack described below would lend themselves very well to targeting web sites for election vote collection, or telecommunication switches that serve certain neighborhoods or communities.

The article, "Attack of the Zombie Computers Is Growing Threat", is on the New York Times, so you have to register (its free). An excerpt:

Computer security experts warn that botnet programs are evolving
faster than security firms can respond and have now come to represent
a fundamental threat to the viability of the commercial Internet. The
problem is being compounded, they say, because many Internet service
providers are either ignoring or minimizing the problem.

"It's a huge scientific, policy, and ultimately social crisis, and no
one is taking any responsibility for addressing it," said K. C.
Claffy , a veteran Internet researcher at the San Diego Supercomputer
Center.

As EPIC says, "something to think about."