The Register (UK) - US forces to target enemy mobiles with P2P WLANs.
The US military is developing a weapon based on peer-to-peer technology to take out mobile phone communications, the US Department of Defence has revealed.
The system also has the capability to covertly monitor cellular traffic.
Codenamed 'WolfPack', the device is intended to prevent an enemy from using its communications technologies, including cellular, without hindering US forces' own communications systems.
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Units can stay powered for up to two months in the field, and can be later collected and re-used. Each node costs around $10,000. Together, they are cheaper, less obtrusive and a much less obvious target for enemy intervention than the aircraft-based systems used to jam or monitor communications at the moment.
WolfPack prototypes will be put to the test with in the next 18 months, the DoD said.
Slashdot | US Military Develops P2P Wireless Network Sniffer.
Merlin83 writes "As being reported on The Register, the US Military is developing a new system for monitoring enemy battlefield communication. Called WolfPack, each node is a 6"x4" cylinder, launched by missile or dropped from aircraft. Once the node lands, it stands up, extends its antenna and contacts other nodes. The nodes can also jam cellular communications by transmitting a signal themselves. "
New Scientist - Online document search reveals secrets .
Many documents published online may unintentionally reveal sensitive corporate or personal information, according to a US computer researcher.
Simon Byers, at AT&T's research laboratory in the US, was able to unearth hidden information from many thousands of Microsoft Word documents posted online using a few freely available software tools and some basic programming techniques.
Sophisticated editing programs will often store information in a document file that the end user will not see. Storing recently deleted text can, for example, make editing a more efficient process. But Byers says it could also expose unaware users to significant risks.
In his report, Byers suggests that a crook could analyse electronic documents to gather information that could help them carry out corporate espionage or steal someone else's identity to commit fraud.
"It is feasible that an individual may include their social security number on copies of a resume sent to prospective employers, but delete it from the version put online to guard against identify theft," Byers writes.
Slashdot | Your Rights Online - Online Document Search Reveals Secrets.
An anonymous reader writes "New Scientist is reporting that many documents published online may unintentionally reveal sensitive corporate or personal information, according to a US computer researcher. Simon Byers, at AT&T's research laboratory in the US, was able to unearth hidden information from many thousands of Microsoft Word documents posted online using a few freely available software tools and some basic programming techniques."
