Arizona vote audit data shipped to "lab" in Montana

[yellowcanine]

https://www.rawstory.com/arizona-audit-conspiracy/

Data collected from the widely criticized pro-Trump Arizona vote "audit" has now been shipped to a mysterious "lab" in Montana to be "forensically evaluated."

CNN reports that the data was shipped to property in Montana owned by Cipher LLC, a contractor hired by vote audit firm Cyber Ninjas to analyze data.

However, the so-called lab's exact location in the state remains a secret.

WTF does this even mean?

[dalton99a]

1. A meth lab?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. Lol. Probably.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

15. A Yellow Lab (based on OP poster's name)

A Yellow Lab would have a field day with a bunch of ballots. Hanging chads everywhere!

[underpants]

2. It needs analysis

Some might think that party A having 5 votes is more than party B having 4 votes but that’s because that data has not been analyzed.

[PsakiPswirli]

3. Meth lab, maybe

In the deep woods....what could go wrong? Clowns.

[EYESORE 9001]

4. You can't spell 'analyzed' without 'anal'

and that provides a clue as to the nether regions from which this ‘analysis’ will be pulled.

[MissMillie]

5. As long as it's the "data" THEY collected, I don't care

Their data is worthless anyway

[jaysunb]

6. Grifting at its best 👌

[SKKY]

7. Republicans are being fleeced by this...

...and I for one couldn't be happier about it. Nothing is going to come of it, and yet, they will have paid millions of dollars for sham audits that won't overturn one single vote.

[Sneederbunk]

8. It means they got nothin'.

[-misanthroptimist]

9. "There's gotta be something we can use to make it look like we won!"

"I know, send it to that guy in MT. He'll make up something that will keep the rubes sending us money!"

[csziggy]

10. The "lab" seems to be the cabin belonging to the CEO of CyTech and CyFIR

Arizona voting system data sent to Montana lab as part of latest audit

by Maritsa Georgiou
Thursday, June 3rd 2021

{SNIP}

The observers are documenting what they see on a section of the SOS website, where Arizona Republic reporter Jen Fifield noticed something that sent her down a Montana rabbit hole this week.

“Observation: On May 24, 2021, Senate Liaison Ken Bennett confirmed that copies of voting system data was sent to a lab in Montana. He did not specify what security measures were in place, or what the lab in Montana will do with the data or how long it will be in possession of the copies,” a line under the Equipment Concerns section read.

Fifield’s digging led her to CyFIR, a digital security company that subcontracts for Cyber Ninjas. It shows an address in Virginia, with its parent company Cyber Technology Services listing the address of the cabin near Swan Lake, technically a Bigfork address.

Montana property records show the cabin is owned by CyTech’s CEO and CyFIR founder Ben Cotton.

More: https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/arizona-voting-system-data-sent-to-montana-lab-as-part-of-latest-audit

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. Found out more on him.

Location: Washington D.C. Metro Area

Ben Cotton is the President, CEO and founder of Cytech Services, an industry leading computer forensics and incident response firm serving both public and private industry. Prior to founding CyTech in 2002, Ben was a twenty-one year veteran of the US Army, Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Mr. Cotton served in both unclassified and classified units fighting the Global War on Terrorism, specializing in sensitive site and digital device exploitation, Computer Network Attack (CNA), and Computer Network Defense (CND). While on active duty—in addition to being a fully qualified operator—Mr. Cotton was a technical visionary and pioneer in Cyber Security and Computer Forensics for the US Government and the SOCOM. Ben is a plank holder for the SOCOM capabilities that now exist within these technical areas. Ben holds a Masters of Science in Information Technology Management and has also earned numerous technical certifications, including the CISSP and other industry-recognized computer forensic and incident response certifications.
https://www.topionetworks.com/people/ben-cotton-583313651893ff2ba800001d

So, military experience working with computers/networks, then started his own company.

another resume source:

Experience

Founder
CyFIR

Apr 2018 - Present ......3 years 3 months

Manassas, VA 20110
Cyber Technology Services, Inc Graphic
President/CEO
Cyber Technology Services, Inc

Jul 2007 - Present.......14 years
BYU Graphic
RAB Board Member
BYU

May 2013 - Present .......8 years 2 months
Instructor
Guidance Software

2003 - 2014......11 years
Emerging Technology Group, USA Graphic
Director, Commercial Services Division
Emerging Technology Group, USA

Aug 2003 - Jul 2007........4 years
ETG Graphic
Director of Commercial Services
ETG

2003 - 2007........4 years
Drug Enforcement Administration Graphic
Senior Forensic Examiner
Drug Enforcement Administration

2003 - 2003.........less than a year
Military Graphic
Warrant Officer
Military

1981 - 2003..........22 years
US ARMY Graphic
Chief Warrant Officer
US ARMY

https://www.linkedin.com/in/becotton

[struggle4progress]

13. "You hit the ballots with a very powerful UV light, and if there's bamboo, you know

that Italian satellites were injecting bleach from Gyna to flip the votes!"

[hunter]

14. I'm picturing some guy wearing tighty whities and a MAGA hat sitting in front of a computer...

... in his mom's basement.