Wisconsin MyVote Website Suit Puts Focus on Authentication Woes

A lawsuit accusing Wisconsin’s voter website of cybersecurity vulnerabilities put its finger on growing identification challenges for organizations across industries—but its timing two weeks before the presidential election realistically leaves little time for an overhaul.

On Oct. 21, an Oshkosh elections clerk and another state resident sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission over its MyVote portal, asking a judge to order the state to take down the online voter registration and absentee ballot site until it can can be redesigned and tested because “inadequate security” exposed it to “unauthorized access, data breaches, and other cybersecurity threats.”

For instance, the complaint said, ...