We humans are very resourceful creatures. When faced with a
threat we are able to create innovative, effective ways of
protecting ourselves. Back at the dawn of time when humans were
stalked by prowling predators, they leaned to build a roaring
fire at the mouth of the cave to keep the threat at bay. Yet
that fire needed to be strategically placed and well maintained
to be useful. Let it die out and there was a good chance someone
became a midnight snack for a creature with very big teeth.
That’s why it is always amazing when somebody decides that a
proven security device is inconvenient and devises a way,
sometime a very resourceful way, of circumventing it. The U.S.
Defense Department is investing billions of dollars in new
military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) systems such as
the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF), Wideband Global
Services (WGS) and Transformational Communications System (TCS)
to transform the way U.S. forces communicate and operate in
modern combat. Unfortunately, reliance o