Increasing Concerns About Amplified Threats to Voting Systems

Government Affairs Team
OSET Institute, Inc.

Executive Summary

Over the past three weeks the OSET Institute has been encouraged to offer its position on questions about the public, but unauthorized availability of certain intellectual property (IP) assets related to certified, installed and operational voting systems and the potential risk or threat to election security involving those voting system technologies. It has been suggested that such a statement could be helpful to courts, legal counsels, media, and other interested members of the public.

Ten percent of our public benefit services is election cyber-security advisory, which we have provided to state and federal agencies including elements of the national security apparatus for over a decade. The Institute's nonprofit mission also includes public education about election administration technology. Our senior-most technologists have decades of experience in the analysis, design, and engineering of cyber, digital, and information security systems and services. And our team is fortified with several veteran election administrators. Backed by those capabilities and experience, we provide the following statement on the topic of risks posed by unauthorized public disclosure of election technology IP assets.

Editor’s Note:

This paper was compiled by an internal team of experts with review by Legal and several strategic advisors to whom we owe a debt of gratitude for their taking the time to work with our CTO to ensure thoroughness.