Dear Senator,
My Senator, Angus King, stated “The next Pearl Harbor will be cyber and we are already under attack!” He’s right. As a retired military intelligence officer and former HQ/EUCOM member, I was alarmed when I read EUCOM’s Lt/Gen Ben Hodges AFN interview in Poland during the NATO Operation Anaconda field exercise in June. In it he stated: “Neither (unclassified) radio communications nor email are secure” and “I assume everything I write on my BlackBerry is being monitored.” I believe he’s also right. This COMSEC problem can become an OPSEC one with dire consequences in the near future by helping enable enemy targeteers to put guided munitions on American targets and troops, as I did to our country’s enemies as an Air Force targets intelligence officer.
As you are aware, our military is switching from Androids to the Chinese made I-phone 6. These issue I-phones have inadequate protection against cyber-attack and exploitation by hostile intelligence services, exposing our troops to be found, targeted and killed, preventing mission success. Please consider helping to stop this.
Last winter I became concerned about protecting my personal and financial information from hackers. I found out that the anti-virus programs out there fail to protect against the zero day attacks that key- loggers and click-jackers use. I wanted multi-layered defense and anti-screen capture capabilities. I read that “Silicon Review” recognizes 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 via Amazon and installed their Mobile Trust product on my mobile device. I also encouraged family and friends to do likewise.
Mobile Trust is now being sold in brick and mortar 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 Mobile Trust that I bought SFOR stock. I did this only after Strike Force Technologies settled with Microsoft over patent infringement in Jan. 2016. Please consider getting our troops something to fix this tremendous COMSEC problem. I don’t even care if it’s Mobile Trust! They just need something better than the standard consumer encryption Apple provides its I-Phone 6. It is nowhere near the level of protection they need!
To date no defensive software has been provided our troops due to the past Congressional budget impasse. With recent passage and signature into law of H.R. 5293-DOD Appropriations Act, 2017 funds are finally available to do this. Please help Senators King and Collins in their efforts to secure these military issue I-Phones from hacking. If I can be of any further service to you, or our country, in this matter please don’t hesitate to e-mail, call or mail me at: (personal contact info withheld).
4 Sleddogs
Major USAF Retired
This is the letter I'll be sending 98 Senators by the end of Jan.
