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A comment on Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force communications – report. Parent comment

Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by sockaddr on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:47PM (#36923851)
I don’t understand how this is security. Wouldn’t an adversary just listen on all channels and pick up the rest of the communication on the newly detected frequency?
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Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by aethros on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:21PM (#36924157)
Frequency hopping is actually not considered a secure communication method in military circles, nor is it designed to be. Frequency hopping is designed to provide robust communication during electronic warfare scenarios (jamming).
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