Although there is a lot of gloating going out about how encryption played no part in the Paris attacks, it is too soon to make that assessment. For several reasons we can assume there was contact between the Molenbeek based network and ISIS command. Firstly, a historical analysis of terrorist attacks show that there is […]
The Paris Attacks Were En Clair
This Wall Street Journal article gets the title wrong: “Paris Attacks Plot Was Hatched in Plain Sight”. What is described in the article is execution of the plan, which was done in the clear. We still do not know how the plan was plotted or what communications existed between ISIS and the European based attackers. […]
Signals, Intelligence
Signal, by Open Whisper Systems, is the gold standard for secure instant messengers. It uses the well reviewed axolotl ratchet, an improved and modernized version of Off The Record, itself is a much studied protocol. The axolotl ratchet is the absolute best crypto messaging protocol publicly available. Open Whisper Systems is a privacy centric company […]