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!0 AM Rockland, ME USGC Station. The young Coastguardsman opens the secure door upon seeing the retired military ID presented.
"How can I help you Major sleddog" I present my recent letter to his Admiral and the response. "Let me get the XO" a phone call is made. "Station CO would also like to meet with you." I am ushered into their office, introductions and pleasantries exchanged. Both letters read by both officers. Sleddog reinforces the SFOR Mobile Trust and Guarded ID solution to their COMSEC problem. Sleddog is informed "Cyber Security is one of their Admiral's top four priorities" Four prioritoes, sounds familiar, like Mark's 4 pronged approach to company growth. I guess some CEOs think alike.
Sleddog relates how he as a finance officer for one year knew of the 1 October fallout/residual monies of Federal Departments like DHS that the USGC now falls under. It goes quickly so why don't you ask for some for your station to beta test SFOR's military grade software? When sleddog was a junior officer initiative was encouraged. "We'd have to get Coast Guard Cyber Command's permission but I see Mr. Strickland (The Admiral's Chief of Business Operations) is already working that issue. I'll inform our District Commander, the Captain (0-6) in Portland" Sleddog offers to brief the Captain at his convenience. "We'll forward your letters and points of contact to him today!" (Hopefully) to be continued...
Dear Lt/General Tod D. Wolters
I’m writing you at the urging of my Congressman Poliquin’s senior field staffer Tim Gallant, a retired USN CPO.
As a retired USAF intelligence officer & former EUCOM member I was alarmed when I read Army Lt/Gen Ben Hodges AFN interview in Poland during NATO’s Operation Anaconda field exercise in June. In it he stated “Neither (unclassified) radio communications nor email are secure” & “I assume everything I write on my BlackBerry is being monitored”. I believe he’s absolutely right! This COMSEC problem can become an OPSEC one with dire consequences in the near future. Even mission failure is a possibility.
As you are aware, off the shelf mobile devices have inadequate protection against cyber-attack and exploitation by hostile intelligence services. Enemy targets intelligence officers can use our bad COMSEC to help build their target folders. Fleeting targets of opportunity could also be located and destroyed by them using this.
This winter I became concerned about protecting my personal information & financial information from hackers. I found out that the available anti-virus programs fail to protect my data against the zero day attacks, key loggers and click jackers use. I wanted the best, multi-layered defense & anti-screen capture capabilities. I read that “Silicon Review” recognized Strike Force Technologies as the world’s leading provider of patented, military grade keystroke encryption, out of band authentication and 2 factor authentication. I purchased their defensive software on-line through Amazon & installed their Mobile Trust product on my mobile device.
Mobile Trust is now being sold in half of the Target stores nationwide. It was easy to install, costs $30 a year for two I-phones, does not slow things down or cause any other problems. In full disclosure, I was so impressed with the product I then bought 2 million shares of SFOR penny stock. I did this only after Strike Force Technologies settled with Microsoft over patent infringement in late January. Now that I have initiated contact with you and other government officials, using my retired rank and specialty, I am forbidden by the honor code to add to that 2 million share position. My Senator, Angus King who sits on the Senate intelligence sub- committee stated “The next Pearl Harbor will be cyber and by the way, we are already under attack!” Don’t let DOD people’s mobile devices enable that! Please consider getting them some vendor’s defensive software to fix this tremendous COMSEC problem. I don’t even care if it’s Strike Force Technologies Mobile Trust! There are other vendor’s defensive software to consider. This country’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coastguard members deserve something better than just the standard consumer encryption Apple provides their I-Phones It is nowhere near the level of protection they need!
Realizing the gravity of this COMSEC problem, I have briefed the senior field staff of the entire Maine Congressional delegation. I was informed by Michelle Michaud, staff assistant to Senator Susan Collins, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee that the delegation will jointly address this issue. I also have written, at the urging of Congressman Poliquin’s senior field staffer, Tim Gallant, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and their Chairman General Joseph F. Dunford.
Thank you for considering proposing this to be considered for the DOD budget. On 8/29/16 I arranged communications between SFOR and the DOD CIO’s policy advisor. If he can be of any further service to you in this matter please don’t hesitate to call him for his expert technical guidance or me at phone numbers and address given. My hope is that given the Federal Government budget impasse some remaining DOD funding may be allocated to purchase enough Mobile Trust for General Hodges 30,000 troops to beta test in the field.
4 sleddogs Major USAF Retired
In retirement Sir Winston Churchill would give the occasional speech at things like formal dinner parties. Once he got to the podium and simply stated "Never, never, never, never give up!".
He sat down to thunderous applause. Long & Strong SFOR!
My Austrian grandmother had a saying in German. "Work line no prayer would help but pray like no work would help". I've done all I can driving all over my state to meet with the senior staffers of my Congressmen and Senators to brief them about SFOR's solution to General Hodges COMSEC problem. I've now written ten letters to Pentagon Generals & Admirals and the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. I've chatted with the policy advisor for Senator Angus King in DC and the policy advisor for the DOD/CIO. I've put our CEO Mark Kay in contact with those men. I also relayed the positive response from the USGC Business Director to him. The ball is firmly in the competent hands of our CEO and our outstanding distributor ACS.
I've done my best. Now, I am confident the supreme Commander In Chief will in time, do the rest. Long & Strong SFOR!
Thank you for sharing that sage advice about SFOR. I agree the 17th of October may be a red banner day for our company. SFOR Long & Strong!
You and I as long term traders are looking at 3 month charts at least for the technical aspect of our buy/sell/hold positions. The short term and day traders have a different time horizon.
I am in perfect agreement with you that we long term investors will be handsomely rewarded. We know what we own with SFOR and its tremendous potential.
So does that mean the 30 day clock has to start over again?
Yes, they are. SFOR paid the lawyers, debt and as stated kept enough money for a couple years of operations. I see nothing wrong with that picture!
Do you know how long SFOR must hold its price above one cent before it can apply to get off the pink sheets and on to a bigger exchange? Also, how many days have we been above a penny so far?
I agree. If you are looking at a longer term chart and are an investor as you & I are. The RSI is very encouraging at this time. I feel like announcing a "blue light special" on SFOR stock at this consolidation price level. My friends & Family are adding to their positions now before the November share holders meeting.
I do believe we are in store for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year due in part to SFOR pps appreciation.
I'm in perfect agreement with you Gold Maker. Long & Strong SFOR!
They knew and initiated the first patent infringement lawsuit against Phone Factor years ago. MSFT acquired Phone Factor and then settled with SFOR for $9.9 million. Confident in the strength of our IP Mr. Wolf, our lead attorney at Blank Rome (a leading IP law firm) is now going after Trustwave, Centrify and Duo on a contingency basis. Before we had to pay ongoing legal fees which we were hard pressed to do so. But, our CEO Mark Kay put $2 million of his own money (see his interview) into the company and kept us afloat. As shareholders we are quite fortunate to have such a man at our helm. He has steered us through a storm in which we could have easily foundered! He is now piloting us through some unsettled seas towards the safe harbor of company growth.
The calm of consolidation before the storm of interest in November!
You're right, it will be a most anxious month for those who short SFOR!
Yeah, I've got a bone in my teeth with this one. It was placed there when somebody dear & near to me recently deployed to a dangerous neighborhood with inadequate protection on their personal mobile device. Yep, I saw that COMSEC problem go in their duffel bag and resolved right then & there to do what little I could to help solve that problem with the SFOR Mobile Trust solution. Funny how having some skin in the game gets you off the dime! You're probably asking why I haven't sent them a copy? In a word, standardization. If one troop can have it in all fairness all should. That's why when there was a shortage of body armor in Iraq and richer parents sent their sons & daughters "Dragon Skin" the ARMY wouldn't allow it. I know this sounds stupid to a civilian but it's fair and doesn't cause morale problems in the ranks.
At least SFOR got a chance at bat. Like you, I believe Mobile Trust will sell itself once they examine and test it in the field against our competitors. I wish I could tell you how the conversation went between SFOR and the DOD. I can't. All I know is it took place. The rest is business confidential and Mark Kay has clammed up about it as well he should! The Pentagon is very concerned about confidentiality when it comes to its dealing with defense contractors about system improvements. The old wartime adage "Loose lips sink ships" comes into play here. The DOD does not want to tip its hand to hostile intelligence services about anything they are considering acquiring. I understand that and believe Mr. Kay has had to sign a pretty firm non-disclosure agreement. When and if (and I stress the word if) significant sales to DOD are made then and only then will we stockholders know if he hit a home run when he stepped up to the plate. I hope he did for the troops sake and ours.
I disagree based upon my 8/31/16 conversation with the DOD CIO's policy guy. He told me they are aware of the problem of military members unsecure mobile devices and that they are working the issue. He also stated the CIO had recently attended briefings from 3 companies offering solutions to this COMSEC problem already. That's when I asked for and he agreed to a chance at bat for SFOR.
This man is a USMC vet. He saw action. He knows good COMSEC can help minimize our combat causalities and prevent an OPSEC disaster. Believe me, he and his boss the CIO for the DOD want secure I-Phones or other mobile devices in the rucksacks of our troops.
I'm just part of the SFOR long team doing what I thought might, in some small way, help our company. Each of us brings something to the table to contribute. I've valued your and the other longs thoughtful input to this message board. Long & Strong SFOR!
Dear Admiral Wetherherald (J-8 DOD Resources & Acquisition)
I’m writing you at the urging of my Congressman Poliquin’s senior field staffer Tim Gallant, a retired USN CPO.
As a retired USAF intelligence officer & former EUCOM member I was alarmed when I read Army Lt/Gen Ben Hodges AFN interview in Poland during NATO’s Operation Anaconda field exercise in June. In it he stated “Neither (unclassified) radio communications nor email are secure” & “I assume everything I write on my BlackBerry is being monitored”. I believe he’s absolutely right! This COMSEC problem can become an OPSEC one with dire consequences in the near future. Even mission failure is a possibility.
As you are aware, off the shelf mobile devices have inadequate protection against cyber-attack and exploitation by hostile intelligence services. Enemy targets intelligence officers can use our bad COMSEC to help build their target folders. Fleeting targets of opportunity could also be located and destroyed by them using this.
This winter I became concerned about protecting my personal information & financial information from hackers. I found out that the available anti-virus programs fail to protect my data against the zero day attacks, key loggers and click jackers use. I wanted the best, multi-layered defense & anti-screen capture capabilities. I read that “Silicon Review” recognized Strike Force Technologies as the world’s leading provider of patented, military grade keystroke encryption, out of band authentication and 2 factor authentication. I purchased their defensive software on-line through Amazon & installed their Mobile Trust product on my mobile device.
Mobile Trust is now being sold in half of the Target stores nationwide. It was easy to install, costs $30 a year for two I-phones, does not slow things down or cause any other problems. In full disclosure, I was so impressed with the product I then bought 2 million shares of SFOR penny stock. I did this only after Strike Force Technologies settled with Microsoft over patent infringement in late January. Now that I have initiated contact with you and other government officials, using my retired rank and specialty, I am forbidden by the honor code to add to that 2 million share position. My Senator, Angus King who sits on the Senate intelligence sub- committee stated “The next Pearl Harbor will be cyber and by the way, we are already under attack!” Don’t let DOD people’s mobile devices enable that! Please consider getting them some vendor’s defensive software to fix this tremendous COMSEC problem. I don’t even care if it’s Strike Force Technologies Mobile Trust! There are other vendor’s defensive software to consider. This country’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coastguard members deserve something better than just the standard consumer encryption Apple provides their I-Phones It is nowhere near the level of protection they need!
Realizing the gravity of this COMSEC problem, I have briefed the senior field staff of the entire Maine Congressional delegation. I was informed by Michelle Michaud, staff assistant to Senator Susan Collins, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee that the delegation will jointly address this issue. I also have written, at the urging of Congressman Poliquin’s senior field staffer, Tim Gallant, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and their Chairman General Joseph F. Dunford.
Thank you for considering proposing this to be considered for the DOD budget. On 8/29/16 I arranged communications between SFOR and the DOD CIO’s policy advisor. If he can be of any further service to you in this matter please don’t hesitate to call him for his expert technical guidance or me at (home and cell phone numbers & home address). My hope is that given the appropriate budget impasse some remaining DOD funding may be allocated to purchase enough Mobile Trust for General Hodges 30,000 troops to beta test in the field.
Why bother contacting POTUS? Because it makes a difference! I was not contacted by the policy advisor to the DOD/CIO on 8/31/16 until my letter to POTUS arrived on his desk. Following the Chain of Command I had contacted the DOD/IN, all the service component Chiefs of Staff and finally the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. As you read in my letters to them I informed them I had also visited my US Representatives and Senators offices (to initiate a Congressional inquiry into general Hodges COMSEC concern). I also wrote them I was contacting their boss, the Commander in Chief, President Obama. That letter got DOD's attention and a prompt response. It enabled me to facilitate a phone call between their CIO's policy advisor and our CEO, Mark Kay since the policy advisor wanted to "hear about Mobile Trust from the horses mouth".
I can only hope he did not consider me the other end of the horse while we chatted for 15 minutes. The bottom line is this. We as citizens have according to our Constitution "the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances". If you believe as I do that Mobile Trust is just what our troops need to protect their mobile devices from exploitation by hostile intelligence services exercise your Constitutional right. Please consider calling, e-mailing and/or writing the POTUS regarding the SFOR solution to General Hodges COMSEC problem. Every letter counts. The more the better! Do this for your country, the troops and yes, yourselves. Help our CEO Mark Kay build SFOR into a great little software company with a DOD wide contract. Write today!
Tell the President about SFOR's Mobile Trust as I have. If you believe Americas best, our troops, deserve the best defensive software on their issue mobile devices call, e-mail or write
(or do all three as I did in the hopes one would get through!)
the Commander in Chief. WH Opinion Line (202) 456-1111
E-mail site search for: Contact the White House, fill out the form
Or snail mail. I sent my letter via USPS Priority Mail to:
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC
20500
Thank you for supporting our troops!
Now I want you to get up out of your chairs. Open the window and shout. SFOR's Mobile Trust can help save soldiers lives!
This sleddog is not done running! I'm thinking about writing both the Lt/General (3-star) at the Pentagon in charge of Acquisitions and the one in charge of Operations. They both need to know the DOD/CIO's office is now interested in our military grade Mobile Trust defensive software for our troops mobile devices. Do you think I should do so or would it be redundant?
You might want to call SFOR and suggest just that. I know we hired a guy for business development recently. Talk to him about it.
Like you I am SFOR Long & Strong! I know what I own.
Thank you. I believe Mr. Kay does. He has always been courteous and forthright with me over the phone. I can also understand him being a bit defensive giving the negative commentary on this message board that sometimes impugns his honor. IMHO we are fortunate to have a man of his caliber at our helm!
You & I are on the same page! We realize the threat posed by hostile intelligence services in the exploitation of those I-Phones broadcasting in the clear. We also realize SFOR has the right product at the right time to properly address this COMSEC problem before an OPSEC disaster. I wish you the very best in your efforts.
Thanks for supporting the troops Dr. Evil by helping get SFOR's military grade Mobile Trust defensive software on their issue I-Phones.
You're right. The Constitution gave Congress the power of the purse. I've got patient capital invested in SFOR knowing it is that diamond in my pocket. I know what I own and its tremendous potential! However, Command discretionary funds could purchase thousands of copies of Mobile Trust to conduct a good beta field test of our military grade defensive software now! Knowing that motivated me to send General Hodges a copy via Amazon Prime.
Time will tell just how effective it is. Right now the DOD can't initiate any new large scale purchases due to the budget impasse.
What I hope for is a line item expenditure for Mobile Trust next year. Either that or some Command discretionary funding to at least get enough copies for beta testing say with the 1st AD in Germany which of course is under General Ben Hodges command.
Thanks Dr. Evil but I'm tuckered out and could use your help! Have you contacted your Congressman and Senator about getting our troops SFOR's military grade Mobile Trust yet? If not please consider doing so. Every call, e-mail or what's most effective, office visit, makes a difference in getting them what they need on those soon to be issued I-Phones.
All I did was pass the ball. I am confident our quarterback Mr. Kay will run with it and gain the SFOR team yardage. Please understand that the giant grist mill of the DOD grinds exceedingly fine but exceedingly slow. Especially when Congress fails to do the duty assigned to it by the Founding Fathers. Pass the budget. Since DOD and every other Department of the government is limping by on a CR (continuing resolution) all they can do is march in place. There have been no new funds approved for new expenditures like defensive software. I anticipate final resolution only after the election when the new Congress is sworn in. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but that's how it stands for now. IMHO it's a fiasco!
Part 1 is my post before part 2. I did not label it part 1 my bad.
Dear Mister President,
As a retired USAF intelligence officer & former EUCOM member I was alarmed when I read Army Lt/Gen Ben Hodges AFN interview in Poland during NATO’s Operation Anaconda field exercise in June. In it he stated “Neither (unclassified) radio communications nor email are secure” & “I assume everything I write on my BlackBerry is being monitored”. I believe he’s absolutely right! This COMSEC problem can become an OPSEC one with dire consequences in the near future. Even mission failure is a possibility.
As you are aware, off the shelf mobile devices have inadequate protection against cyber-attack and exploitation by hostile intelligence services. Enemy targets intelligence officers can use our bad COMSEC to help build their target folders. Fleeting targets of opportunity could also be located and destroyed by them using this.
This winter I became concerned about protecting my personal information & financial information from hackers. I found out that the available anti-virus programs fail to protect my data against the zero day attacks, key loggers and click jackers use. I wanted the best, multi-layered defense & anti-screen capture capabilities. I read that “Silicon Review” recognized Strike Force Technologies as the world’s leading provider of patented, military grade keystroke encryption, out of band authentication and 2 factor authentication. I purchased their defensive software on-line through Amazon & installed their Mobile Trust product on my mobile device.
Mobile Trust is now being sold in half of the Target stores nationwide. It was easy to install, costs $30 a year for two I-phones, does not slow things down or cause any other problems. In full disclosure, I was so impressed with the product I then bought 2 million shares of SFOR penny stock. I did this only after Strike Force Technologies settled with Microsoft over patent infringement in late January. Now that I have initiated contact with you and other government officials, using my retired rank and specialty, I am forbidden by the honor code to add to that 2 million share position. My Senator, Angus King who sits on the Senate intelligence sub- committee stated “The next Pearl Harbor will be cyber and by the way, we are already under attack!” Don’t let DOD people’s mobile devices enable that! Please consider getting them some vendor’s defensive software to fix this tremendous COMSEC problem. I don’t even care if it’s Strike Force Technologies Mobile Trust! There are other vendor’s defensive software to consider. This country’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coastguardmen deserve something better than just the standard consumer encryption Apple provides their I-Phones It is nowhere near the level of protection they need!
Realizing the gravity of this COMSEC problem, I have briefed the senior field staff of the entire Maine Congressional delegation. I was informed by Michelle Michaud, staff assistant to Senator Susan Collins, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee that the delegation will jointly address this issue. I also have written, at the urging of Congressman Poliquin’s senior field staffer, Tim Gallant, a retired USN CPO the Joint Chiefs of Staff and their Chairman General Joseph F. Dunford.
Thank you for considering proposing this to be considered for the DOD budget. If I can be of any further service to you in this matter please don’t hesitate to contact me at home and cell phone numbers & home address.
I am your officer,
Major 4 Sleddogs USAF Retired
(This was the letter that broke the ice at the Pentagon for SFOR)
Part 3 Pentagon Phone Call 8/31/16. So, I hung up the phone and called SFOR hoping to leave a message. Mark Kay picked up the phone! I related all the details of the conversation I just had with the DOD/CIO's Policy guy. I informed Mark of his deep IT background and suggested he might want to have Ram near when he returned the call to answer any highly technical questions.
It was now almost 1700 EST, quitting time for DOD civilians. Mark told me he consequently would prepare for and return the phone call on Monday. I told Mark the policy guy might call him first!
Mark expressed his appreciation for what I had done around the halls of the Pentagon raising in his words "product awareness".
I told Mark I was then also trying to break the ice with the USCG.
As you are aware the USCG fell under the DHS after 9/11 not the DOD. Mark thanked me for my efforts as an activist stockholder on behalf of SFOR. As you'll recall my letter to the Admiral has borne similar fruit. Like DOD, SFOR is now in receipt of a point of contact, responsible for acquisition, with the United States Coast Guard. I have done all I could as a retired military officer on behalf of our company. I have placed the baton in the hands of our most competent CEO and I assume our distributor ACS.
Mark Kay has never lied to me. I'm confident he will, or has already, follow up with the DOD and then the USCG. I can't promise you we're going to get a government contract but at least we got a chance at bat! I don't know about you but I believe once SFOR steps up to the plate Mobile Trust will sell itself. In fact, IMHO SFOR may just get a base run here. (I write of at least a beta test say for the 30,000 troops General Ben Hodges commands in United States Army Europe. He raised the COMSEC issue and deserves the first potential fix to the problem, Mobile Trust)
Go ARMY! Go SFOR!
Part 2 8/31/16 Pentagon Call Details: Then we got down to details.
I started talking about the concern I had as a retired targets intelligence officer about the mobile device COMSEC issue raised by General Hodges. He stated they were well aware of and working the issue and that 3 defense contractors had just briefed the CIO on their company fix for the problem. Then he said he was pulling up the Strike Force Technology website. He stated he was unaware of our company's existence let alone products until now. He found Mobile Trust to be particularly interesting. We then chatted briefly about SFOR's IP and settlement with MSFT. He expressed amazement that had happened. Then he asked me "How do you want me to respond to this (Presidential letter)? Do you want a written reply or what? That's when I dared to ask "I want SFOR to get a chance at bat!" He said "O.K. I need to get some info from the horse's mouth, I'm going to call the CEO" I then asked "To insure communications take place would you mind if I give Mark Kay the CEO your direct line phone number? the reply was "No, go right ahead." I expressed my appreciation for his valuable time. He thanked me for my 20 years of military service. Call ended. It was now 4:45 EST
8/31/16 Call from Pentagon
I studied asymmetric warfare. Desperate to get defensive software on those soon to be purchased military I-phones for the past couple of months I've been writing since I couldn't post. An example is: I called the White House Opinion Line. Then I followed it up with an e-mail. Finally I sent the Commander In Chief a letter via USPS Priority Mail. I did the same with the Joint Chiefs of Staff when advised to do so by a senior Congressional field office staffer. My letters have been going around the D-Ring I used to walk at the Pentagon. I did this in the hopes one of my communications about SFOR's solution to General Hodges COMSEC problem would get through. It did!
Thanks baldeaglle. What surprised me was that during my conversation with the DOD/CIO's policy guy is that he was unaware SFOR's Mobile Trust even existed! He pulled up our website as we chatted and was so impressed that... Sorry, but I'm getting ahead of myself here. I'll fill you in with the background starting tomorrow with my letter, Dear Mr. President, and go from there.
Let it suffice for now that some staffer in the West Wing realized the gravity of what I was writing about, (please read my post # 98044) verified that I was real by pulling my service record and acted on the info by placing it in exactly the right hands. More to follow. Let's just say a routing slip from the WH makes things happen at the Pentagon. Let alone the Congressional inquiry my state's delegation initiated (after my summer briefings to senior staff) into the COMSEC question Mobile Trust answers so well.
Reply from USCG Admiral Zukuft's office received today 10/8/16
Reply written by Timothy M. Strickland USGG Chief of Business Operations Command, Control, Communications, Computing & Information Technology (C4IT) Service Center Washington D.C.
Pertinent paragraph: "COMSEC of our mobile devices is a component of our overall security strategy. Together with U.S. Cyber Command and the Coast Guard Cyber Command, we're focusing significant attention on all aspects of our information technology investments. I appreciate the referral to products developed and offered by Strike Force Technologies. This information has been provided to our information technology
and cyber security communities for evaluation."
Copy of my letter to Admiral Zukuft and the reply sent via e-mail Mark Kay CEO SFOR today to be verified by receipt of hard copy Tuesday sent via Priority Mail today.