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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>
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> <em>noone</em> relies solely on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a>, espechally given it's big-ass dishes.</p><ul><li><p>Even the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DoD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoD</span></a> uses <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Iridium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iridium</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UHFSATCOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UHFSATCOM</span></a>.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SES</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Eutelsat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eutelsat</span></a> have various commercial <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cband</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KuBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KuBand</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KaBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KaBand</span></a> transponders for bidirectional data from their GSOs.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XTAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XTAR</span></a> has a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Xband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xband</span></a>-Spotbeam.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> has both <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiber</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Radio</span></a> links (civilian and military) to link together units and emplacements. Espechally direct-burial/lie-flat fiber is used because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/COTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COTS</span></a> parts are cheap, commonplace and unlike copper, they can do 160km+ without amplifiers with ample of room for splices.</p></li></ul><p>Pretty shure Starlink was a mere <em>"comfort feature"</em> allowing units to send their drone footage from their FOB to HQ for <em>instant <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meme</span></a>|fication</em> and <em>"scoreboard updates"</em> but I'm shure worst-case the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NAFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAFO</span></a> friends will just pack in some 2,5" SSDs and USB cases with the next supply trucks or have some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Skyhook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Skyhook</span></a>-Style delivery system if that was ever needed.</p><ul><li>I'm shure the folks in the trenches will miss YouTubing in their toilet break, but I'm shure they still have enough <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> in reserve to compensate for it.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodontech.de/@alterelefant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alterelefant</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Heidi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Heidi</span></a></span> As of now, we can see stuff like the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ExaDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExaDrive</span></a>, a 100TB 3,5" SSD for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/online" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>online</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/archival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archival</span></a> storage.</p><ul><li>As <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Helium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Helium</span></a>-filled <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SMR</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a>|s struggle to meet the demand for storage at an acceptable thermal &amp; power envelope and price, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a>|s will inevitable take over as not only the more robust media but also cheaper, more dense and easier to use.</li></ul><p>As for the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NeoFloppy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeoFloppy</span></a> that thing could be made - I'm just not good enough layouting PCBs with the precision needed for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCIe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCIe</span></a> signalling...</p><ul><li>Needless to say if constant write speed and lifetime in writes is secondary, then a stack of cheap <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SATA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SATA</span></a>-SSDs already beats <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LTO</span></a>-9 tapes unless you need to backup literal <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Petabytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petabytes</span></a> and need the fancy features like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WORM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WORM</span></a> media.</li></ul><p>That being said, it's inevitable that even WORM as a feature may be copied over.</p><ul><li>In fact <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ZFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZFS</span></a> can already offer many features of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LTFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LTFS</span></a>, including read-only snapshots and thus append-only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archives</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Until there are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/COTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COTS</span></a> solutions tho, LTO <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tape</span></a> and other options will OFC remain dominant and relevant.</p><ul><li>Still I'd happily see storage vendors take up the <a href="https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NeoFloppy</a> and build something off it.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Because Iinstead of paying <a href="https://www.ebay.de/itm/304572247642" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hundreds of $ for vintage hardware</a> of limited use, why not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upcycle</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/convert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>convert</span></a> existing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/COTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COTS</span></a> hardware <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_client#Simplicity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">like</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinClients" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinClients</span></a> and turn them into something <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secure</span></a> that can still be used to some degree, even when they are too slow to run any decent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Desktop</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BunsenLabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BunsenLabs</span></a> or whatever...</p>
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