Dear Major General James Marrs, (DOD/IN)
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 & 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 sub-penny stock. I did this shortly 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”. 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 and marines deserve something better than just the standard consumer encryption Apple provides their I-Phone 6s. 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 wrote POTUS.
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 call me at home and cell phone numbers written as was my address.
Regards,
Major 4sleddogs USAF Retired
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