November 2022 - Simply Voting Inc.

In today’s world, data security is paramount. Protecting your organization’s data wherever it may be is a critical element of any organization’s security practices and policies. And when it comes to voting events and elections run on Simply Voting, security goes hand-in-hand with election integrity.

What is Two-Factor Authentication?

Two-factor authentication (2FA), put simply, is an added layer of security that can be enabled by users on your organization’s account. Two-factor is shown to significantly decrease the risk of an account breach by combining two forms of protection — something ideally only you should know (e.g. your username and password) with something only you have available (e.g. your mobile device). Simply Voting supports two-factor authentication through any number of reliable authenticator applications.

Enabling Two-Factor Authentication on your User Account

The handy Election Manager Guide’s Account Management section covers how to enable and disable two-factor authentication. To enable it, you’ll need your mobile device. Then Simply log into your account as you normally would, and proceed to the Security section of your account. Locate the Two-Factor Authentication section and follow the instructions provided. Once completed, you will see a notice that your account is protected.

Logging into the Election Manager with Two-Factor Authentication

When you attempt to log into the Election Manager tool, you’ll use your username and password just like before. After that step, you’ll also be prompted to complete a secondary login element related to two-factor authentication, as shown in the screenshot below and in this FAQ item in our Help section.

Security Check-up

Finally, while in the Security section, take a moment do a security check-up on your password as well. Are you using it with any other website? Is it sufficiently secure? Are your security questions up-to-date? When in doubt, take those extra steps to help protect both your account and the integrity of your voting events and elections on Simply Voting.

Our bottom line mission at Simply Voting has always been providing secure, trustworthy, and efficient e-democracy solutions for the organizations we serve. But we also understand that companies can and should do more to have a positive impact on the world around them and the communities in which they exist.

Every year we survey our staff for potential charitable organizations that continue to make a difference in our community and the world, and internally we run our own secret ballot to determine where our charitable focus will go. We are pleased to announce that for 2022, Simply Voting has made a $15,000 donation to each of the following organizations:

Suicide Action Montreal (SAM)

With the belief that suicide is preventable, Suicide Action Montreal (SAM)’s mission is to help prevent it through greater access to information, quality services, and resources. SAM provides direct support to those who are lonely, depressed and contemplating suicide. They also assists those left behind by suicide including the family, the individual’s social network, and others. SAM provides prevention measures, such as education, awareness, and strategies towards prevention; provides a 24/7 telephone helpline and digital intervention line; and provides postvention to support recovery and healing. For more information, please visit https://www.suicideactionmontreal.org.

Mission Nouvelle Generation

Mission Nouvelle Generation is an organization that strives to help underprivileged people in their emotional, psychological, spiritual and material needs by providing support and guidance toward appropriate resources within the Mission. Services include: a food bank that provides food to over 1,500 families each week in Montreal; bike workshops that recycle and repair old bicycles; a low-cost general mechanical service; a community garden; and a store that offers new and used goods at low prices. For more information, please visit https://www.missionnouvellegeneration.org.

Simply Voting is proud to support the missions and efforts of these charitable organizations.

Month: November 2022

Protecting Your User Account: Two-Factor Authentication