CARVER Vuln Analysis & US Voting System
Moore, Young, Baggett
Voting Village @ DEF CON 33 · Day 1 · Voting Village
This talk, presented at Defcon's Voting Village, delves into a comprehensive vulnerability analysis of the United States voting system using the **CARVER** framework. Delivered by Mike Moore, Nate Young, and Will Baggett, the session applies a structured approach, originally developed for military intelligence, to identify critical weaknesses in election infrastructure and processes. The speakers, all deeply involved in election security, aim to highlight the most impactful areas for both offensive exploitation and defensive investment. This analysis is crucial because it moves beyond traditional technical vulnerabilities to encompass logistical, physical, and, most importantly, reputational threats, underscoring the complex, multi-faceted nature of safeguarding democratic processes. The talk ultimately reveals that despite robust technical and physical defenses, public trust and system credibility stand as the most vulnerable and critical components of the entire election ecosystem.
AI review
Legitimate practitioners applying a real framework to a politically sensitive, genuinely complex system — and arriving at a defensible, if unsurprising, conclusion. The talk earns its slot at Voting Village but doesn't push far enough into the weeds to be memorable outside that room.