[Cryptography] And they're off...

[Natanael]

Den 22 mar 2016 16:21 skrev "Phillip Hallam-Baker" <phill at hallambaker.com>:
>
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 8:57 AM, Perry E. Metzger <perry at piermont.com>
wrote:
> > I've already heard news commentators wondering if the Brussels
> > attackers used "cryptography".
> >
> > The security community has its work cut out for it. We really need to
> > educate the press or they're not going to understand the issue or the
> > stakes. We also can't wait for the opposition to make its move -- we
> > need to be out there at all times explaining the problem so that when
> > terrorism or other lobbying opportunities for the anti-security crowd
> > occur the understanding of the situation is already in place.
> >
> > And please remember: the press has been convinced this is about some
> > sort of abstract desire for privacy vs. everyone's security, when in
> > fact this is about having the security we need to keep the world
> > safe vs. no one other than criminals having security.
>
> Where are you seeing this? All I could find was this:
>
>
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/273858-house-intel-dem-unclear-if-encryption-helped-brussels-bombers
>
> From the article, it looked like something that the reporters asked
> about rather than something Schiff brought up.
>
> Burner phones are the new encryption it seems.

Swedish, but not much:

http://www.sydsvenskan.se/varlden/forskare-forvanande-och-orovackande/
> Terroristernas metoder för att planera sina dåd har enligt honom blivit
mer och mer sofistikerade vilket gör att det är svårare att förutsäga deras
aktioner.
>
> — De har blivit skickligare på att dölja sig genom att bland annat
kommunicera med krypterad information, säger Ranstorp.

Translated it means they are using sophisticated methods and encrypted
information for communication.
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