Random Quotes by Avi Rubin

If our financial industry regarded security the way the health-care sector does, I would stuff my cash in a mattress under my bed.

— Avi Rubin

I don't think with today's technology we can have a voting system that is fully electronic that can be trusted.

— Avi Rubin

It's the concept of having a computer voting machine that bothers me, more so than the specific poor implementation that we have from Diebold.

— Avi Rubin

People's computers are not getting more secure. They're getting more infected with viruses. They're getting more under the control of malware.

— Avi Rubin

The basic idea behind a paper trail is that you take one of these electronic systems and you augment it with a printer that…

— Avi Rubin

In any election, it's important that the public perceives that the election is held fairly.

— Avi Rubin

What we did is important because we proved that virtually all of the wireless networks used by companies and hospitals are completely open and…

— Avi Rubin

As new generations [of computers] come out, usually there are increased complexity and features, [that lead to] increased security problems. Plus, other industries have…

— Avi Rubin

I think that, you know, looking at all the systems that I've been studying over the last several years, that paper ballots with a…

— Avi Rubin

Many of the touted advantages of electronic voting can still be achieved with paper ballots if you use a computerized ballot marking scheme.

— Avi Rubin

I've been saying all along that my biggest fear is that someone would program a machine to give a wrong answer. If that were…

— Avi Rubin

In any election, it's important that the public perceive that the election is held fairly.

— Avi Rubin