Frederic Jacobs<p>The European Union Agency for the Space Program is looking for a Crypto Custodian, implementing and auditing security practices for the Galileo and secure SATCOM programs (GOVSATCOM & IRIS2).</p><p><a href="https://vacancies.euspa.europa.eu/Jobs/VacancyDetails/1806" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vacancies.euspa.europa.eu/Jobs</span><span class="invisible">/VacancyDetails/1806</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SATCOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SATCOM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KeyManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeyManagement</span></a></p>
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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alexlunaview" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alexlunaview</span></a></span> aside from higher <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ping</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GSO</span></a>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SATCOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SATCOM</span></a> works totally fine and they have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> covered well.</p><ul><li>Plus unlike the actively moving <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> Antennas it's way easier to hide and protect a regular offset dish aimed at a fixed position!</li></ul>
John E. Bartley, III (D) K7AAY<p>With Lone Skum potentially pulling the plug on Starlink, <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-to-help-ukraine-replace-musks-starlink/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.eu/article/eu-to-help</span><span class="invisible">-ukraine-replace-musks-starlink/</span></a> I wonder how long it would take JP Aerospace <a href="http://www.jpaerospace.com/ascender175.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jpaerospace.com/ascender175.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a> to spin off an EU-based corp for high stratospheric comms platforms?</p><p>Surplus heavy freighters (DC-11s, 747s, Airbus Beluga STs, whatever is headed to The Boneyard) could also orbit at about 13 klicks up to serve as relays for a radius of about 480 klicks following Stratovision's model <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratovision" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratovi</span><span class="invisible">sion</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starlink</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/satcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satcom</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rheinneckar.social/@amayer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>amayer</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonmigration</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> <em>NOT TRUE</em>!</p><p>The entire CnC systems for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UAV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAV</span></a>|s by the US DoD use X-Band for video feeds and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Iridium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iridium</span></a> for remote control.</p><ul><li>In combat theaters, drones get either controlled by operators on the ground in visual range or get their targets directed by them i.e. via IR Laser Designators (so a Hellfire Rocket can home in!)</li></ul><p>Basically <em>no drone fielded</em> supports <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> even as secondary payload because the angular velocity exceeds Starlink specs on existing terminals.</p><ul><li>Most drones fielded by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> are close-range multicopters that drop mortar rounds vertically into trenches, they don't have any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SATCOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SATCOM</span></a>, they barely have a video feed on 5,8 GHz...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonmigration</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> Obviously, all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SATCOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SATCOM</span></a> is insecure.</p><ul><li><p>X-Band - based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MILSATCOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MILSATCOM</span></a> use proprietary encryption systems.</p></li><li><p>The best in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/COTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COTS</span></a> AFAIK is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IridiumPTT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IridiumPTT</span></a> which does <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AES256" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AES256</span></a> over the air (if not the entire <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IridiumNext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IridiumNext</span></a> system except legacy services) but that is a fully-managed solution with custom, embedded hardware.</p></li><li><p>Whereas most commercial satellite Internet is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1tizjuzVzg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">insecure af</a>, tho I'm shure Ukrainians know how to setup their own <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a>!</p></li></ul>
RTN<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/TheKyivIndependent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheKyivIndependent</span></a>: <br>"<br>The US has threatened to cut off Ukraine's access to Starlink satellite internet terminals if Kyiv does not reach a deal with the U.S. regarding critical mineral resources, Reuters reported on Feb. 21, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations.<br>"<br><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/us-threatens-to-shut-off-starlink-if-ukraine-wont-sign-minerals-deal-sources-tell-reuters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/us-threate</span><span class="invisible">ns-to-shut-off-starlink-if-ukraine-wont-sign-minerals-deal-sources-tell-reuters/</span></a></p><p>22.2.2025</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ConstitutionalEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Erpressung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Erpressung</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Machtmissbrauch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Machtmissbrauch</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Satcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satcom</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Satellitenkommunikation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellitenkommunikation</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SpaceFlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceFlight</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Issues aside it's now 15 years since I started using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.librem.one/@guardianproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>guardianproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Orbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbot</span></a> on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> full-time.</p><ul><li>Not just for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>, but because it acts as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PerformanceProxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerformanceProxy</span></a> on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/throttled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>throttled</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> mobile networks!</li></ul><p>Because in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EDGEland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDGEland</span></a> they yeet users to 64kBit/s if not even lower to 16kBit/s past paid bandwith and instead of properly renegotiating the bandwith, they trottle connections by reducing the packet rate / dropping packets, making it as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/laggy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laggy</span></a> as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GSO</span></a>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SATCOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SATCOM</span></a> connection! </p><ul><li>On top of that, almost all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MNO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MNO</span></a>|s & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MVNO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MVNO</span></a>|s illegally use RFC1918 Address space, *espechally <code>10.0.0.0/8</code> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CGNAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CGNAT</span></a>, thus bricking <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a>|s and sadly <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BNetzA" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BNetzA</span></a></span> doesn't really give a damn!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> and in fact plants in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> are certified by the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NatSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatSec</span></a>-level <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> to be produced there.</p><ul><li>Starting with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Iridium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iridium</span></a> 9575A PTT, which is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SatCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatCom</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SatellitePhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatellitePhone</span></a> handset!</li></ul><p>Pretty shure the Pentagon loves to have cost overruns when equipping troops with modern comms...</p><ul><li>And that's just the one example I could pull out of my butt without thinking about it...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatsMissing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsMissing</span></a>: </p><p>A modern competitor to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperaMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OperaMini</span></a> with:</p><ul><li>(optional) better <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/compression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compression</span></a>,</li><li>(optional) <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TUI</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TextBrowsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextBrowsing</span></a> mode</li><li>choice between different <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proxies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proxies</span></a></li><li>native <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IPFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPFS</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Proxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Proxy</span></a> Support</li><li>Supporting <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> </li><li>Excellent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> features (only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/allowlisted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allowlisted</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cookies</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> are being accepted!)</li><li>Native <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DarkReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkReader</span></a>-style integration to <em>darkify</em> or otherwise customize the output of the screen (i.e. print Amber / Green on black or Black on White for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eInk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eInk</span></a> displays</li><li>Can be used not just with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/touchscreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>touchscreen</span></a> but also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Keypad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keypad</span></a> and arrow keys.</li></ul><p>Why?</p><ul><li>Because there needs to be more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>competition</span></a> that isn't <em>yet another <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Chromium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chromium</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fork</span></a></em> </li><li>that is a good middle-ground between <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lynx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lynx</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a>,</li><li>Because <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mozillaofficial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mozillaofficial</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> is fucking up <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> big time by wasting <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> on anything but it as their core product...</li></ul><p>OFC since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Opera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opera</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mini</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Mini#Privacy_and_security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">needs a trustworthy proxy backend</a> any <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/clone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clone</span></a>"</em> would need an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a>'d & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a>-capable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backend</span></a> (similar to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@ActionRetro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ActionRetro</span></a></span> 's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrogFind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrogFind</span></a> <a href="http://frogfind.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">.com</a> as it breaks <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a>. </p><ul><li>Otherwise making the Browser just <em>lie</em> by not loading any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Multimedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Multimedia</span></a> contents like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> unless clicked may be another option chosen if one doesn't have a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Server</span></a> to act as said <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CompressionProxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompressionProxy</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PerformanceProxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerformanceProxy</span></a> in return...</li></ul><p>Needless to say it would be a godsent for anyone stuck on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EDGEland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDGEland</span></a> and slower speeds (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SATCOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SATCOM</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Iridium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iridium</span></a>)... </p><ul><li>Sadly building a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>browser</span></a> is thousandsfold harder than building a Linux <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/distro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distro</span></a>...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>You use <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_v2_vTogS8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FrogFind</a> to get online with your vintage computer.</p><p>I use <a href="http://frogfind.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FrogFind</a> to get online over Iridium and EDGEland-speed throttled mobile networks.</p><ul><li><em>We are not the same!</em></li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrogFind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrogFind</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Iridium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iridium</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SATCOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SATCOM</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EDGEland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDGEland</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/throttled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>throttled</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3G</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/4G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4G</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5G</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobileInternet</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeAreNotTheSame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeAreNotTheSame</span></a></p>
Frederic Jacobs<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceRISE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceRISE</span></a> consortium won the ~ €10B IRIS² concession contract from the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> for 5G communications from Low and Medium Earth Orbit.</p><p>They will have room on the ~290 satellites for hosted payloads, and are looking for subcontractors and teams to work with them on the precursor satellites.<br><a href="https://www.spacerise.eu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">spacerise.eu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IRIS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRIS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5G</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SatCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatCom</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@enmodo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>enmodo</span></a></span> not only is that a bad idea as Starlink - like Iridium is an <em>"Open Skies" network</em> and requires constant <em>Line Of Sight</em> to it's Satellites, but also it can't compete with Fiber in latency, speed and cost besides initial investment but that ROIs quickly.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WShl9z0HjHo&t=51s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=WShl9z0HjH</span><span class="invisible">o&t=51s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSkies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSkies</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Satcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satcom</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiber</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FTTB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTTB</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FTTH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTTH</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ROI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ROI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InternetAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetAccess</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://appdot.net/@joshuafoust" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joshuafoust</span></a></span> infavt, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a>, (like the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hyperloop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hyperloop</span></a>,) is merely good ad <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>'ding investments into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Infrastruvture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastruvture</span></a> like (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransport</span></a> and) <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiber</span></a>, because even cheap-ass equipment cobbled together from <a href="https://fs.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fs.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> can provide cheaper and faster connectivity in most cases by virtue of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FTTB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTTB</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FTTH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTTH</span></a> being inherently faster, lower latency and cheaper to maintain...</p><ul><li>Shure installing a fiber line may cost a bit, but like electrical and phone cables, they can be mounted on poles (aka. <em>"aerial cable"</em> amd aside from splicing and bending radii, have not that many concerns attached to them).</li></ul><p>Plus fiber is way more energy-saving, fobust against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RainFade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RainFade</span></a> and doesn't rely on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a> & expensive <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SATCOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SATCOM</span></a> hardware on the customers' ends...</p><ul><li>Imagine how many kilometers of fiber could've been laid with the same budget, regardless if money, personnel hours or CO2 compared to launching megavonstellations that are so low in their orbits that they barely last years at best...</li></ul>
EUSPA<p>EUSPA is linking GOVSATCOM services with authorised government users📡</p><p>For fire brigades, police, military, coast guard and other authorised users, this pooling of secure <a href="https://social.network.europa.eu/tags/SatCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatCom</span></a> services means they won’t need to find and book them directly from the service providers – a process that could delay emergency response efforts. By always having some SatCom services reserved for EU Member States, GOVSATCOM reduces the risk of commercial services being unavailable.</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom/news/govsatcom-eu-secure-satcom-service-hub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euspa.europa.eu/newsroom/news/</span><span class="invisible">govsatcom-eu-secure-satcom-service-hub</span></a></p>
Frederic Jacobs<p>US NRO satellite from the NEMESIS program made a manoeuvre approaching a satellite used for French army communications, causing unease. </p><p><a href="https://www.intelligenceonline.fr/surveillance--interception/2023/12/18/un-satellite-militaire-francais-espionne-par-le-programme-americain-nemesis,110119605-eve" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">intelligenceonline.fr/surveill</span><span class="invisible">ance--interception/2023/12/18/un-satellite-militaire-francais-espionne-par-le-programme-americain-nemesis,110119605-eve</span></a></p><p>PAN/NEMESIS is a spacecraft eavesdropping other satellites, providing the Office of FORNSAT a ‘site in the sky’ when denied a site on the ground for collection. <a href="https://www.thespacereview.com/article/3095/1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thespacereview.com/article/309</span><span class="invisible">5/1</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SatCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatCom</span></a></p>
🌪 MikeMathia.com 📡<p>Heads up!<br>Major <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SATCOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SATCOM</span></a> outage.<br>4F1 - 143E - APAC <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Inmarsat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inmarsat</span></a> seems to be down for both C-Band and L-Band.<br>We have double checked our systems and best we can tell, the classic AERO signal for both bands is just gone.</p>
EUSPA<p>This week we've held with Eurisy a new "Satellite-based Services for Disaster Risk Mgmt" workshop in Budapest.</p><p>We had an overview of <a href="https://social.network.europa.eu/tags/EUSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUSpace</span></a> tools like <a href="https://social.network.europa.eu/tags/Galileo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Galileo</span></a> AML, Copernicus Emergency Management Service, and secure <a href="https://social.network.europa.eu/tags/satcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satcom</span></a> for swift emergency responses at a local & EU level.<br><a href="https://www.euspa.europa.eu/newsroom/news/using-eu-space-programme-disaster-risk-management-hungary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euspa.europa.eu/newsroom/news/</span><span class="invisible">using-eu-space-programme-disaster-risk-management-hungary</span></a></p>
🌪 MikeMathia.com 📡<p>Ooooof. Starting to realize that things like this are like porn for me. lol</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Satcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satcom</span></a></p>
🌪 MikeMathia.com 📡<p>🤣 My backyard, maybe, in a few years:</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SatCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatCom</span></a></p>
🌪 MikeMathia.com 📡<p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Satcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satcom</span></a> </p><p>If I collect too many more satellite dishes, I might have to put a sign like this up:</p>
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