Patrick Colbeck

Dominion CEO Perjury Allegations

Dominion CEO and Lawyer During Zoom Testimony Multiple Counts of Perjury Alleged Dominion CEO Testifies Under Oath On December 15, 2020, Dominion CEO John Poulos testified under oath with legal counsel present regarding Dominion Voting Systems in use in Michigan during the 2020 General Election. Upon review of his comments against the contents of publicly […]

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CISA Amber Alert

Election Infrastructure Subsector Cyber Risk Summary This report by the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) provides analysis, findings, and recommendations derived from non-attributable cybersecurity trends observed between November 3, 2019, and November 3, 2020—Election Year 2020 (EY20)—among Election Infrastructure (EI) Subsector entities subscribed to services provided by CISA. CISA’s analysis of the available

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Election System Internet Connections

Election System Internet Connections Internet connections to/from components within an election system compromise the security of elections.  Physical transfers of election records such as post-election results are secured with the application of configuration-controlled seals and bipartisan signatories.  In contrast, digital transfers of election records such as post-election results occur regularly without any bipartisan oversight and

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Center for Internet Security Risks

Across all 50 states Election System Wiretap The Center for Internet Security (CIS) manages the Election Integrity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC) under contract to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to secure election systems which we are told are not connected to the internet.  In this capacity, CIS has privileged access to sensitive

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Decryption Keys Stored in Plain Text

Security Negligence Storing decryption keys in plain text creates a major security vulnerability. If an attacker gains access to the database, they could easily obtain the keys and use them to decrypt sensitive election data such as voter registration information, ballot designs and configurations, and vote tallies and results. Read Full Advisory

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How do you know if Election Results Can be Trusted?

The “Election Results Analysis Handbook”, funded by the Lindell Offense Fund, serves as a guide for citizens to evaluate the integrity of electoral processes and results.   The handbook outlines a rigorous framework for election analysis based on six core principles: transparency, accuracy, audit trails, accountability, impartiality, and security. It proposes a five-phase “Action Plan” ranging

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Tracing Venezuelan Influence in Electoral Systems

The integrity of democratic processes globally is currently under siege by a sophisticated nexus of unregistered foreign lobbying and state-sponsored influence operations. The strategic gravity of this threat is exemplified by the recent conviction of former U.S. Congressman David Rivera for acting as an unregistered agent for the Venezuelan state. This case is not an

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