OT - US Predator drones have hacking problems

[TiggerCCW UK]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Like a certain assault rifle many folks are familiar with?

More than one I would guess - thats right SA80/L85A1, we're looking at you!!

[Abbott Shaull]

The M16s has it share of issues too, granted it wouldn't fall apart like those, but if you didn't clean them regularly, they would fail. Part of the reason for the love/hate relationship that dates back to the Vietnam War.

[Abbott Shaull]

It is one those things, as your technology moves forward, your enemy technology moves forward too. They will always find ways to exploit things.

Much like the probing that go largely unreported by media that are conducted by various nations against other internet infrastructure. What more shocking is many of these people were trained in countries that are being attacked, so they know how to defeat the limited amount security that are in placed.

Also this is one of the issues with some of the technology to bring more information to the troops at the front. It all about encrypting it, and to update the encryption process fast enough so as to keep the enemy guessing what you know and don't know.