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New quantum snake oil just dropped: "HNDL detection" products and services.
In my new piece I call out "HNDL detection" market for what it is: exfiltration detection rebranded with a quantum label.
The core physics, passive collection (fiber splitter, receive-only RF, satellite dish) generates no observable event inside the victim's network. Zero. Your firewall, IDS, EDR, SIEM, NDR, and ML behavioral analytics all operate inside a boundary the collection never crosses. There is no packet to inspect because no packet was generated. There is no behavioral anomaly because the victim's traffic is identical whether or not a copy was made.
Every "HNDL detection" solution I've examined monitors NetFlow telemetry for outbound volume anomalies, unusual destinations, off-hours transfers, and encrypted tunnels to unexpected endpoints. That detects breaches and exfiltration. Useful, not new, and not what HNDL means.
The article covers the physics in depth: fiber tap insertion loss (0.002 dB per tap, per US Patent 4,802,723, below OTDR noise floor), the detection boundary problem (even where physical-layer detection is theoretically possible, the entity that can detect is the infra owner, not the data owner), LO leakage as the one genuine RF edge case (Ghostbuster, MobiCom 2018: 5m reliable, 14m best case, defeated by Phantom Eavesdropping LO whitening), and the historical record (Ivy Bells, Room 641A, Tempora: every major passive tap exposed by a human, never a detector).
Also covers the intent gap: even after a confirmed breach, no technical control can tell you the adversary plans to store data for future quantum decryption. You can confirm a theft. You cannot confirm a timeline.
The defense is ML-KEM (FIPS 203) on your long-lived confidentiality flows. Not a dashboard.
https://postquantum.com/post-quantum/cannot-detect-harvest-now-decrypt-later/
#infosec #cybersecurity #cryptography #PQC #postquantum #quantum #SIGINT #snakeoil
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New quantum snake oil just dropped: "HNDL detection" products and services.
In my new piece I call out "HNDL detection" market for what it is: exfiltration detection rebranded with a quantum label.
The core physics, passive collection (fiber splitter, receive-only RF, satellite dish) generates no observable event inside the victim's network. Zero. Your firewall, IDS, EDR, SIEM, NDR, and ML behavioral analytics all operate inside a boundary the collection never crosses. There is no packet to inspect because no packet was generated. There is no behavioral anomaly because the victim's traffic is identical whether or not a copy was made.
Every "HNDL detection" solution I've examined monitors NetFlow telemetry for outbound volume anomalies, unusual destinations, off-hours transfers, and encrypted tunnels to unexpected endpoints. That detects breaches and exfiltration. Useful, not new, and not what HNDL means.
The article covers the physics in depth: fiber tap insertion loss (0.002 dB per tap, per US Patent 4,802,723, below OTDR noise floor), the detection boundary problem (even where physical-layer detection is theoretically possible, the entity that can detect is the infra owner, not the data owner), LO leakage as the one genuine RF edge case (Ghostbuster, MobiCom 2018: 5m reliable, 14m best case, defeated by Phantom Eavesdropping LO whitening), and the historical record (Ivy Bells, Room 641A, Tempora: every major passive tap exposed by a human, never a detector).
Also covers the intent gap: even after a confirmed breach, no technical control can tell you the adversary plans to store data for future quantum decryption. You can confirm a theft. You cannot confirm a timeline.
The defense is ML-KEM (FIPS 203) on your long-lived confidentiality flows. Not a dashboard.
https://postquantum.com/post-quantum/cannot-detect-harvest-now-decrypt-later/
#infosec #cybersecurity #cryptography #PQC #postquantum #quantum #SIGINT #snakeoil
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Gleich gibts einen Vortrag bei den #monochrom im UZ_LAB in Sowjet-Unterzögersdorf
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Gleich gibts einen Vortrag bei den #monochrom im UZ_LAB in Sowjet-Unterzögersdorf
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Der #NomenNescioClub, der für die #Russki #SIGINT Sause verantwortlich ist, hat übrigens jetzt ein Logo. Ab Samstag gibts auch Sticker. Alles courtesy -
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Der #NomenNescioClub, der für die #Russki #SIGINT Sause verantwortlich ist, hat übrigens jetzt ein Logo. Ab Samstag gibts auch Sticker. Alles courtesy -
2/2...to the work at hand. Process tends to keep us "in the box" , while an exploratory mindset considers a more general care and feeding of ideas that might be otherwise off the shell. How would we otherwise make connections between things like
#Information , #Entropy and #BlackHoles, and how the heck are those related to #Cryptography or #SIGINT ? The idea of "staying in your lane" should be anathema in multidisciplinary settings. Be the sponge -
This Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers
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This Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers
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Алла Пугачёва - Арлекино (Official HD Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itzde0VrzFU
#NormanJWGoda #Bahamas #Israel #Shoah #Antisémitisme #HolocaustDenial #Négationnisme #RégimentImmortel #Adorno #BahamasMagazine #Histoire #Intelligence #Renseignement #OSINT #ROSO #HUMINT #SIGINT #BigDataAnalyse #BigDataAnalysis #EspritCritique #MéthodeScientifique #Bayesien #Hypotheses #Verification #Epistemologie #Logique #Science #Signalling #СлавянскаяКроў #ContreHypothese #DevilsAdvocate #IntelligenceStrategique #NetworkScience #МатушкаРоссия #AvtonomnoeDeystvie #Antideutsch #DDR #CCC #RDA
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This FABULOUS... missed it, but an artist transmitted a message from space (on an ESA spaceprobe) for people to receive and decode on Earth, as a simulated SETI message. h/t @michael_w_busch
"...The project consists in transmitting a simulated extraterrestrial message as part of a live performance, using an ESA spacecraft as celestial source. The objective of the project is to involve the world-wide Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence community, professionals from different fields and the broader public, in the reception, decoding and interpretation of the message. ..."
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This FABULOUS... missed it, but an artist transmitted a message from space (on an ESA spaceprobe) for people to receive and decode on Earth, as a simulated SETI message. h/t @michael_w_busch
"...The project consists in transmitting a simulated extraterrestrial message as part of a live performance, using an ESA spacecraft as celestial source. The objective of the project is to involve the world-wide Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence community, professionals from different fields and the broader public, in the reception, decoding and interpretation of the message. ..."
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Update US Airforce:
Es gab offenbar zwei solche Vorfälle. Die beiden #SIGINT-Turboprops waren mit anderen Callsigns unterwegs, als sie bei Air Control angemeldet waren. Angeblich zu einem NATO-Routinetraining nach Rumänien. Da liegt die Vermutung schon nahe, dass ihre eigentliche Destination weiter östlich war und sie deshalb die kürzeste Route nehmen mussten.
Das sind einmotorige Turboprops, die relativ langsam fliegen können, ideal um Funksignale am Boden zu mappen.
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Update US Airforce:
Es gab offenbar zwei solche Vorfälle. Die beiden #SIGINT-Turboprops waren mit anderen Callsigns unterwegs, als sie bei Air Control angemeldet waren. Angeblich zu einem NATO-Routinetraining nach Rumänien. Da liegt die Vermutung schon nahe, dass ihre eigentliche Destination weiter östlich war und sie deshalb die kürzeste Route nehmen mussten.
Das sind einmotorige Turboprops, die relativ langsam fliegen können, ideal um Funksignale am Boden zu mappen.
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Gestern haben schon wieder zwei Piloten der US Airforce geglaubt, sie könnten ohne Anmeldung über unseren Airspace drüberbrettern.
Weit sinds mit ihren #SIGINT-Mühlen ned gekommen. Überm Toten Gebirge hieß es "identifizieren, dann schleichts euch." -
Gestern haben schon wieder zwei Piloten der US Airforce geglaubt, sie könnten ohne Anmeldung über unseren Airspace drüberbrettern.
Weit sinds mit ihren #SIGINT-Mühlen ned gekommen. Überm Toten Gebirge hieß es "identifizieren, dann schleichts euch." -
Die russische Botschaft in Wien hat laut Außenministerin Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) mehrere Antennen von ihrem Dach entfernen lassen, die offenbar zu Spionagezwecken genutzt wurden.
Angeblich wurden 3 #SIGINT Schüsseln demontiert. In 1220 gibt es rund 20. Auf der Afrika-Relaisstation in 1030 weitere 6. Und das Kulturinstitut hamma noch ned amal angeschaut. Das ist mehr ein symbolischer Akt gewesen, aber immerhin eine Premiere:
Австрия говорила открытым текстом
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Die russische Botschaft in Wien hat laut Außenministerin Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) mehrere Antennen von ihrem Dach entfernen lassen, die offenbar zu Spionagezwecken genutzt wurden.
Angeblich wurden 3 #SIGINT Schüsseln demontiert. In 1220 gibt es rund 20. Auf der Afrika-Relaisstation in 1030 weitere 6. Und das Kulturinstitut hamma noch ned amal angeschaut. Das ist mehr ein symbolischer Akt gewesen, aber immerhin eine Premiere:
Австрия говорила открытым текстом
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Sry 4 late becaus I am really busy with the repercussions of the extraditions of Russian #SIGINT operators here.
LMAO Ben, and I do think this was not a coincidence. Us hams love to troll hem & the NSA techies somewhat appreciate this.Fellow hams here communicate for phun over US "UFO" geo Sats wirth small dishes on 235 MHz..Works with 10 watts without LNCs but with 2 element yagis on the dsih
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Sry 4 late becaus I am really busy with the repercussions of the extraditions of Russian #SIGINT operators here.
LMAO Ben, and I do think this was not a coincidence. Us hams love to troll hem & the NSA techies somewhat appreciate this.Fellow hams here communicate for phun over US "UFO" geo Sats wirth small dishes on 235 MHz..Works with 10 watts without LNCs but with 2 element yagis on the dsih
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Folks, are you in for some serious #SIGINT spying fun? Here we go:
"Spy vs. Spy on the roofs of Vienna"
Nomen Nescios & me recently described a sat relay station on the roof of a Russian embassy building
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Folks, are you in for some serious #SIGINT spying fun? Here we go:
"Spy vs. Spy on the roofs of Vienna"
Nomen Nescios & me recently described a sat relay station on the roof of a Russian embassy building
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And make no mistake:
The Nomen Nescio Club is an association of senior Austrian technologists from civil society, many with ham radio callsigns. We do NOT get briefings from state agencies, but we brief them. #SIGINT #OSINT
Post/scrypt: Russkis were not amused
Diplomaten ausgewiesen: Russland empört
https://orf.at/#/stories/3428768/ -
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And make no mistake:
The Nomen Nescio Club is an association of senior Austrian technologists from civil society, many with ham radio callsigns. We do NOT get briefings from state agencies, but we brief them. #SIGINT #OSINT
Post/scrypt: Russkis were not amused
Diplomaten ausgewiesen: Russland empört
https://orf.at/#/stories/3428768/ -
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So who are these three spies? They were not under diplomatic cover. As @mattblaze pointed out to me, unlike diplomats technical/administrative staff enjoy only limited immunity. This is why their immunity could have been suspended.
These personae non gratae were all from the SVR who run these #SIGINT stations, most likely the Vienna executive amongst them. -
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So who are these three spies? They were not under diplomatic cover. As @mattblaze pointed out to me, unlike diplomats technical/administrative staff enjoy only limited immunity. This is why their immunity could have been suspended.
These personae non gratae were all from the SVR who run these #SIGINT stations, most likely the Vienna executive amongst them. -
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These three Russian embassy staffers were accused of #SIGINT espionage against the interests of Austria.
The Russian ambassador denied the request to suspend the immunity of these three persons.
By the end of last week the foreign ministry declared them personae non gratae: They have left for Moscow already.
On Sunday evening Hubert came out with thishttps://on.orf.at/video/14321887/16081568/spionageverdacht-russische-diplomaten-ausgewiesen
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These three Russian embassy staffers were accused of #SIGINT espionage against the interests of Austria.
The Russian ambassador denied the request to suspend the immunity of these three persons.
By the end of last week the foreign ministry declared them personae non gratae: They have left for Moscow already.
On Sunday evening Hubert came out with thishttps://on.orf.at/video/14321887/16081568/spionageverdacht-russische-diplomaten-ausgewiesen
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What happened in short until today
Nomen Nescio folx & me expected to discover another #SIGINT station on the Russian embassy to Austria. We were joined by my colleague Hubert from ORF Vienna.Surprise: we found a sat relay station there. Here is a thread on this
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What happened in short until today
Nomen Nescio folx & me expected to discover another #SIGINT station on the Russian embassy to Austria. We were joined by my colleague Hubert from ORF Vienna.Surprise: we found a sat relay station there. Here is a thread on this
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Nomen Nescios had to enter another nearby bulding to shoot this video showing the butts of the station. From left: three dishes pointing 30° to 40 degrees east & the c band dish [14°west]
Background: orthodox church on the premises of the #Russki embassy. Iconic!
Right: Ku band transmitter dish [14° west] & Ku band #SIGINT dish [7° west]
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Nomen Nescios had to enter another nearby bulding to shoot this video showing the butts of the station. From left: three dishes pointing 30° to 40 degrees east & the c band dish [14°west]
Background: orthodox church on the premises of the #Russki embassy. Iconic!
Right: Ku band transmitter dish [14° west] & Ku band #SIGINT dish [7° west]
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The dish hiding behing the Gregorian transmitter dish is a #SIGINT dish. Pointed at Eutelsat 7A west serving Western and Northern Africa with VSAT-Internet connections via 6 Ku-band transponders.
https://www.eutelsat.com/satellite-network/GEO-fleet/eutelsat-7/8-west -
The dish hiding behing the Gregorian transmitter dish is a #SIGINT dish. Pointed at Eutelsat 7A west serving Western and Northern Africa with VSAT-Internet connections via 6 Ku-band transponders.
https://www.eutelsat.com/satellite-network/GEO-fleet/eutelsat-7/8-west -
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This double reflector motorized Ku-band dish - aka Gregorian - has a transmitter PA and points to some sat ~ 15 ° west, +/- 2 degrees. Equipment most likely from Norsat, Canada as in use on the Russian UN embassy in Vienna
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This double reflector motorized Ku-band dish - aka Gregorian - has a transmitter PA and points to some sat ~ 15 ° west, +/- 2 degrees. Equipment most likely from Norsat, Canada as in use on the Russian UN embassy in Vienna
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Nomen Nescio friends & me went a-hunting in the 3rd district of Vienna. Expected to discover another #SIGINT station on the Russian embassy to Austria. Surprise: we found a sat relay station
cc @mattblaze @ai6yr
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Nomen Nescio friends & me went a-hunting in the 3rd district of Vienna. Expected to discover another #SIGINT station on the Russian embassy to Austria. Surprise: we found a sat relay station
cc @mattblaze @ai6yr
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Aside from aforementioned #SIGINT intercepts and other reports, Mäkelä mentions that in early 1941, interrogations of captured Soviet agents consistently indicated preparations of war. Agents had been told that Finland would be annexed during 1941, and missions were to be completed by summer 1941.
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Aside from aforementioned #SIGINT intercepts and other reports, Mäkelä mentions that in early 1941, interrogations of captured Soviet agents consistently indicated preparations of war. Agents had been told that Finland would be annexed during 1941, and missions were to be completed by summer 1941.
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FOSSA targets Japan’s defense market as larger smallsats expand capabilities
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5. Stock Smalltown Suburbia Oberösterreich.
Im Wohnzimmer/Konzertsaal dröhnt Beethovens Violinkonzert aus den Boxen. Mutter [103] im Lounge Chair mittendrin.
Ich in der Küche 🍺 :
Thinkpad refurbished gekauft ✅
Bisserl Spende für Thunderbird ✅
Random QSOs via OE5XFK Feuerkogel am OE Link ✅
Bei Aliexpress Spielzeug geordert, unter anderem das für wardriving #Russki #SIGINT ✅
Das Leben ist schön 😎
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5. Stock Smalltown Suburbia Oberösterreich.
Im Wohnzimmer/Konzertsaal dröhnt Beethovens Violinkonzert aus den Boxen. Mutter [103] im Lounge Chair mittendrin.
Ich in der Küche 🍺 :
Thinkpad refurbished gekauft ✅
Bisserl Spende für Thunderbird ✅
Random QSOs via OE5XFK Feuerkogel am OE Link ✅
Bei Aliexpress Spielzeug geordert, unter anderem das für wardriving #Russki #SIGINT ✅
Das Leben ist schön 😎
