domingo, 29 de junho de 2008

Fw: Al-Qaeda's Growing Online Offensive

URL:
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/322599386/article.pl
andy1307 brings us a story from the Washington Post about al-Qaeda's
technological capabilities and the methods they use to protect
themselves and their networks from opposing military forces. Quoting:
"U.S. and European intelligence officials attribute the al-Qaeda
propaganda boom in part to the network's ability to establish a secure
base in the ungoverned tribal areas of western Pakistan. Analysts said
that as-Sahab (AQ's propaganda network) is outfitted with some of the
best technology available. Editors and producers use ultralight Sony
Vaio laptops and top-end video cameras. Files are protected using PGP,
or Pretty Good Privacy, a virtually unbreakable form of encryption
software that is also used by intelligence agencies around the world.
[Al-Fajr, a propaganda distribution network] is heavily decentralized,
with its webmasters generally unaware of one another's true identities
for security reasons, intelligence analysts said. It also has separate
'brigades' devoted to hacking, multimedia, cybersecurity and
distribution."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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