Established Fact
The Dominion EMS server’s operating system and antivirus software were not patched or updated after August 6, 2019 – the date of initial installation – leaving the system exposed to all known exploits disclosed during the subsequent 14 months before the November 2020 election, including the entire pre-election deployment period. More critically, Dominion configured the voting machines with FIPS-level decryption keys stored in an election database table in plaintext, protected only by easily bypassed Windows credentials. Any actor with access to the database – through the globally-open SQL Server port (see AZ.EVS.SN-03) – could retrieve these keys and decrypt, modify, or replace election result files without cryptographic detection.
Citations
Cyber Ninjas Findings: No OS or AV Updates Since Aug 2019: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/cyber-ninjas-found-many-issues-voting-machines-processes-maricopa-county-wonder-previous-auditors-didnt-find-issues/ | The Gateway Pundit
Ben Cotton Second Declaration: 12,507 Executables Modified Post Aug 6 2019 & Plaintext Encryption Keys: https://www.scribd.com/document/898195768/Update-Report-for-Senate-3-17-24 | Benjamin R. Cotton Declaration
AZ Senate Hearing Transcript: No Updates/Patches Since Dominion Install Aug 2019: https://www.rev.com/transcripts/arizona-state-senate-hearing-on-the-2020-election-audit-in-maricopa-county-july-15 | Arizona Senate Audit Hearing