A Computer Security Professional with an Election Fraud site,

[EC]

fighting Diebold...this site has some important stuff, also he's a Republican...please look at it...

Q: How'd you get involved with this? Aren't you a Republican?

A: I get asked this a lot, and it really shows how focused our country is on partisan politics. I am a voter, first and foremost. That being said, yes, I am a Republican and have been since being sent to Republican Indoctrination Camp at age 2. That's where we are taught supply-side economics and the values of mutually assured destruction. :-)

I got involved with this because I have been against the adoption of these voting systems for years. It's a dumb-ass idea to implement them this way - our votes are too important. I wouldn't trust my Bank with computer systems this insecure; Hell, I wouldn't keep recipes on a system this insecure. When I saw all of the documentation regarding Diebold and their heavy partisan leanings, and then when the results came flooding in with a clear Bush victory when I seriously expected Kerry to win, I put two and two together. I am, by trade, a professional White-Hat Hacker, so I know how easily "secure" systems can be breached, especially by insiders. Roughly 80% of all computer crimes are perpetrated by insiders, so that's always the best place to look first. When the insiders also write the code and roll the machines out, there is no question that they have too much power and can not be trusted, whether they support my party or not. It's called "Segregation of Duties" in the professional world, and it is vital for system integrity.

But that was all theory and conceptual before I tried it myself. I knew that the descriptions and ideas were bad, but I hadn't actually seen a copy of the software. So I went to BlackBoxVoting.org following a link off of some website, I don't remember which, and saw Bev's plea - "Computer Guys - Test it yourself!". I thought, all right, I will. After all, this IS what I do for a living. It's like asking an accountant to balance debits and credits - nothing special, and besides, I was curious. Surely if our states are rolling this out to Hundreds of Millions of voters, somebody checked it. It can't be as bad as these liberal whiners are making it out to be - they're just pissed off that our folks turned out in mass.

What I found truly shocked me, and made me physically ill. That's what is documented on the other page. It IS that bad. I personally don't have conclusive evidence that voter fraud was perpetrated, but I can tell you as an Information Security professional that it would have been very, very easy to do. If I had to choose between someone conspiring with exit poll workers nationwide or someone changing values in an Access Database as the cause of the difference between the poll numbers and the "actual" results, I'll go with the easier, more effective option every time. Why choose the hard way when it's more trouble and you're less likely to succeed? Again, I'm staying clear of making specific allegations - I'll leave that to the activists who are gathering data - but I would be much more surprised if the election weren't hacked than to find out that it was. It was too easy, the companies were too partisan and unethical, and there was too much at stake for them NOT to hack it. It looked like Bush was going to lose, and they had this tool available to pull out a victory.

Pages and Pages of stuff from him and other computer hackers and professionals, we wanted to know how it could be done, well here it is: http://www.chuckherrin.com/hackthevoteFAQ.htm

http://www.chuckherrin.com/hackthevote.htm

[FreedomAngel82]

1. Very nice!

And he's republican. :bounce: Is he in contact with Mr. Arnebeck and Cobb and Conyers?

[EC]

2. He's been testifying and giving demonstrations

before official committees:

I would like to thank the members of the Joint Select Committee on e-voting for allowing me to testify to them on Friday, Jan 7th about auditing, industry standards, and computer security in our voting process. I have posted my presentation HERE - I think it's pretty good! Feel free to link to it and use my ideas in other states - there are some important concepts in there that I don't think are being communicated.

And wait a minute - Good? Hell, I think it's better than 10 Superbowls! <clearing throat> But I don't want to oversell it - judge for yourself :-).

I would also like to thank Wendy Seltzer of the Electronic Frontier Foundation for their help in securing my right to demonstrate these gross vulnerabilities to our lawmakers. Her expertise in computer law, copyright, and Fair Use was key in bringing this to light in our fair state, and I am forever grateful! If you can spare it, please go to EFF.org and join or make a donation. They really stepped up to the plate for me and for democracy, and I will never forget it.

If you are an aspiring computer security pro (or know one), please check out Shon Harris' CISSP kit on my Complete CISSP Kit page. I sell them for less than anyone else in the world, and I will be splitting the little bit that I do make 50/50 with the EFF. That puts me at just over breaking even for selling them, which is a great situation for everybody! I don't need the money like they do, and they are playing a vital role in securing our freedoms. Support yourself with the knowledge AND support the people protecting our freedom at the same time. It's a real win/win, and I'm just glad that I can help both you and them.

http://www.chuckherrin.com/main.htm