The Security of al Qaeda Encryption Software

Current Berkman People and Projects 2014-08-19

Summary:

The web intelligence firm Recorded Future has posted two stories about how al Qaeda is using new encryption software in response to the Snowden disclosures. NPR picked up the story a week later. Former NSA Chief Council Stewart Baker uses this as evidence that Snowden has harmed America. Glenn Greenwald calls this "CIA talking points" and shows that al Qaeda...

Link:

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/08/the_security_of_9.html

Updated:

08/19/2014, 10:55

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Tags:

alqaeda cryptanalysis cryptography edwardsnowden encryption nsa pgp schneierslaw snakeoil twofish

Authors:

Bruce Schneier

Date tagged:

08/19/2014, 11:40

Date published:

08/19/2014, 07:11