Posted by
endoacustica1 on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:45:43 AM
With the aid of a simple piece of
software, any
cellphone
can turn into a device that would look good in a spy movie.
More and more often, we happen to read, on newspapers,
magazines or websites, news about development of modern telecommunication
technologies. A few weeks ago, for example, Italian newspapers were reporting
the news of a father, who ended up under investigation for keeping his teenage
kids under control through a cellphone which was turned into a real bug, able
to transmit in real time, or record and transmit, whatever was happening
around, even while apparently turned off.
This kind of devices, which for your ordinary Joe might be
coming straight out of a 007 movie, are actually much more common, much easier,
and last but not least, much less expensive than one could think.
As anyone may have noticed by observing the evolution of
mobile technology in recent years, modern mobile phones are now much closer to
portable computers than they are to an ordinary telephone.
And just like every PC, although with a different
installation process, modern cellphones can host a wide array of software,
either the normal utilities for the phone’s everyday activities (SMS, email,
address book management, photo camera, MP3 player, etc), or specific products
that make our phones a real multimedia station rather than a simple
conversation device.
Ad esempio, oltre a programmi che, come detto sopra, possono
trasformare il telephony in una microspia ricetrasmittente, spesso all’insaputa
dell’utilizzatore, esistono anche altri programmi che rendono le nostre
conversazioni sicure, codificando la trasmissione e rendendola inintelligibile
a chi non sia in possesso dello stesso software e delle relativa chiave di
decodifica.
For example, beside software that, as explained above, can
turn our cellphone into a real bug, allowing third parties to listen, unbeknownst
to the user, to any conversation around it even while turned off, there are
also some utilities which, after being installed on a handset, make our
conversations secure, by encrypting them, making any interception impossible
and useless for any third party without having the relevant decryption key.
Just like a PGP key for email, this software allows to
encrypt telephone communications (including SMS), by being installed on user’s
handsets, along with a secret 256-bit key entered by all users. After
installation the user can access the software from the Main Menu of the phone
to place secure calls to other users. To
place the call the user needs to enter the normal phone number of the caller
from the dialer screen.
When the call is answered on the other end, the software
checks for the correct keys on both ends and then initiates a 256-bit encrypted
call. Missions and consultants in foreign countries do not need to be bothered
of who is listening into their conversations, as they are over a data line
which is heavily encrypted. At no point
is any data sent over a voice channel or is in clear text type transfer.
This application ensures that information can be sent from
anywhere in the world to headquarters within a few seconds. Some information requires to be sent
instantaneously and requires an instant reaction. A simple call is to be placed
to HQ and a conversation can take place to aid instant decision making.
The Encrypted Call Software is simple to configure. Just enter the 256-bit key on all phones that
wish to communicate with each other and you are done. Simplicity of this software should not be
mistaken for its performance. In the
background the software uses Data Call facility provided by the network
provider to seamlessly auto-adapt itself to any GSM network. The end user does
not need to enter any complicated settings to make it operational, as an
intelligent plug-and-play system ensures smooth operations.
For further protection, the key can be changed at any time.
The software is only available for sale to Law Enforcement or related
agencies.
Submitted by : Zecon Solution