CAYETANO CHALLENGES HACKERS - Hack poll machines and win P100M

[cliff_drew]

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MANILA, Philippines—Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has filed a resolution setting aside P100 million as an incentive to anyone who can convincingly demonstrate the weakness of the automated poll system.

Cayetano, at a press conference Friday, said that if any IT expert can establish that the system to be used in the 2010 polls is not secure from fraud and tampering, “Comelec should cancel the contract, save the P11 billion and sue for damages the contractor in the event of such successful hacking.”

He said he would rather revert to the manual counting of votes if the computerized system would lead to wholesale cheating.

Cayetano said the resolution, which he would file on Monday, was in response to a statement by a Comelec official challenging cyber security experts to test the system for weaknesses.

“The most effective way to test if indeed a system is credible, reliable and tamper-proof or fraud-proof is to offer a sizable prize to whoever can hack and convincingly show the weaknesses of the system,” Cayetano said in his draft resolution.

“To make the said incentive system work, there is a need to authorize the Commission on Elections to set aside the amount not exceeding P100 million to be utilized as a prize money for the said successful hacker,” he said.

If the system is successfully hacked, the Comelec will then be authorized to cancel the contract and sue the winning bidder.

Despite repeated assurances poll automation will significantly curb cheating, Cayetano said there are fears it might actually induce a “bigger and more sophisticated method of election cheating if the system is vulnerable to manipulation.”

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[gpcortes07]

ako lang ni opinion ha., kinahanglan pa ba gyud diay na? mura sad na si cayetano da ug iya ng kwarta iyang i-premyo nga 100 million nga sa mga tax payers man gihapon na. maayo unta ug iya na para kung naay maka hack ana siya maoy ma pordoy. cant we all just be HONEST for one day bisan sa election day lang?

[r0mm3L]

hehe, im sure this is vulnerable to social engineering using da most evil hack tool: money

now i challenge sen. cayetano

[cliff_drew]

This would surely mean that we are not yet ready for Automated Election System.

[gpcortes07]

hehe, im sure this is vulnerable to social engineering using da most evil hack tool: money

now i challenge sen. cayetano

mao gyud challenge2x wala gyud alamag sa IT & hacking murag iyang kwarta i-premyo. I really dont like this guy in the senate wala gyud gibuhat sige ra showbiz2x gibuhat para mabutang sa limelight.

[gpcortes07]

This would surely mean that we are not yet ready for Automated Election System.

i think we are kay naa naman ta funds para automation but our politicians are just mostly cheaters during election, so kung ang ila kinaiya ang dili mausab bisan kanus-a dili gyud ta ma ready ug automated election.

[cliff_drew]

hehe, im sure this is vulnerable to social engineering using da most evil hack tool: money

now i challenge sen. cayetano

I agree with you, the power of money will likely tempt them to cheat. Even if they will make it sure that the system will not be tamper-proof, no system is 100% secure.

[radiostar]

cant we all just be HONEST for one day bisan sa election day lang?

how i wish...

[cliff_drew]

i think we are kay naa naman ta funds para automation but our politicians are just mostly cheaters during election, so kung ang ila kinaiya ang dili mausab bisan kanus-a dili gyud ta ma ready ug automated election.

If this is the kind of mindset that our politicians have, then we would have to change our way of voting officials. Why spending such BIG amount of money wherein the result is still corrupt leaders in our government.

[rts1980]

dili jud ko mutuo ana ni cayetano na muhatag na ug 100 million kung nia mka hack... storya ra na kutob.. if naa man gani maka hack, awa ingnun dayon na ni cayetano na wala kwarta ang ge offer...