[CGUYS] US Military Ignoring Encryption
Predator drones use less encryption than your TV, DVDs about an hour ago - by Nate Anderson | Posted in: Law Disorder Militants have been recording video from US Predator drones in Iraq and Afghanistan using laptops and $30 software, thanks to a total lack of encryption. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/predator-drones-use-less -encryption-than-your-tv.ars Thank you, Mark Snyder * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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Are you sure this wasn't an April Fools story? This is ridiculous! Richard P. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Predator drones use less encryption than your TV, DVDs about an hour ago - by Nate Anderson | Posted in: Law Disorder Militants have been recording video from US Predator drones in Iraq and Afghanistan using laptops and $30 software, thanks to a total lack of encryption. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/predator-drones-use-less -encryption-than-your-tv.ars Thank you, Mark Snyder * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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No it is not an Aprils Fool joke and of course it is a little more complicated than the media makes it out, There are layers you must go through to add encryption and make it work with equipment. One thing the military suffers under is competing services (three main branches plus Marines) that all procure equipment through separate channels. Plus the encryption has to be backwards compatible with different types of equipment. I am not forgiving the military for not getting this done, but it is not as simple as it is made out to be. They have known about this for a decade and in that time it should have been solved. Maybe all those Retired Generals living off the public/private nickel could donate some of their pensions to getting it solved instead of popping up on TV and spouting off. They are the ones who failed to get it fixed before they took their pensions so donate some of it back and fix it. Stewart At 01:17 PM 12/17/2009, you wrote: Are you sure this wasn't an April Fools story? This is ridiculous! Richard P. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Predator drones use less encryption than your TV, DVDs about an hour ago - by Nate Anderson | Posted in: Law Disorder Militants have been recording video from US Predator drones in Iraq and Afghanistan using laptops and $30 software, thanks to a total lack of encryption. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/predator-drones-use-less -encryption-than-your-tv.ars Thank you, Mark Snyder * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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On Dec 17, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: Militants have been recording video from US Predator drones in Iraq and Afghanistan using laptops and $30 software, thanks to a total lack of encryption. Or at least they think so. If I were running the operation I would certainly want the jihadis watching my unencrypted feed. He he. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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So the video feed is unencrypted, who cares? Not like you can take a predator on a top secret mission. Are we supposed to be worried they are watching this instead of Fox News? What I would hope is difficult to do is *take control* of the device. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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All he other data feeds are encrypted. This is the only feed not encrypted. Stewart At 04:03 PM 12/17/2009, you wrote: So the video feed is unencrypted, who cares? Not like you can take a predator on a top secret mission. Are we supposed to be worried they are watching this instead of Fox News? What I would hope is difficult to do is *take control* of the device. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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Among the many trade offs involved: You will only get half as much bandwidth for video if you encrypt. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: All he other data feeds are encrypted. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
