ISIS recruiter caught by Facebook screenshot
Mohammed Kamal Hussain, a 28-year-old recruiter for Daesh, also known as ISIS, ISIL or Islamic State, who used Facebook, WhatsApp and …
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What Can We Learn from Counterterrorism and National Security Efforts?
Cyber attacks changed drastically over the last few years. Cyber attackers now focus on disrupting our day-to-day operations or use attacks …
Traveler who refused to give device passwords to police found guilty of obstruction in UK court
A UK court has reaffirmed the power for state agents to use sweeping counterterrorism legislation to require travelers hand over the passwords for their digital devices for their contents to…
How social media companies are using AI to fight terrorist content
Recent terrorist attacks in the UK have added to a years-long war between Silicon Valley and multiple governments over fighting terrorism, including battles over encryption and proposed curbs on hate…
Data vs. Analysis in Counterterrorism
Data vs. Analysis in Counterterrorism This article argues that Britain’s counterterrorism problem isn’t lack of data, it’s lack of analysis. Read full news article on Schneier on Security
Europe eyeing direct access to cloud services for police data requests
In the wake of a spate of terror attacks across Europe regional interior ministers have been talking tough on tech. Encryption is one technology that’s been under fire from certain…
News in brief: spy chief warns on blame; FBI arrests NSA contractor; Japan holds teen on ransomware
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Spy chief warns on the rush to blame The former head of Britain’s security service, Dame Stella Rimington,…
Apple hints it’s handed over metadata on UK terror suspects
Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed the company has been co-operating with the UK government in handing over metadata in the wake of a series of terror attacks in the…