Re: Rogers Canada using 7.0.0.0/8 for internal address space

[Steven Bellovin <smb () cs columbia edu>]

On May 24, 2011, at 9:29 06PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jimmy Hess" <mysidia () gmail com>
>
> > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 4:34 PM, <Vinny_Abello () dell com> wrote:
> > > I think those within the organization that deploy those vehicles or
> > > are Navy SEALs might sit at different lunch tables than the guys worried
> > > about IP address collisions. ;-)
> >
> > The F/A-18 Hornets, F/A-22 Raptors are well, and good, but that's old
> > technology The folks in charge of the MQ-1 predator drones might sit closer to
> > the guys worried about the IP addresses.
> >
> > And automated drone strikes can always be blamed on a malfunction
> > caused by the hijacking
>
> If packets that control armed drones cross any router that has access even to 
> SIPRnet, much less the Internet, someone's getting relieved.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Militants-Hack-Unencrypted-Drone-Feeds-477219/

                --Steve Bellovin, https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb