more reports of terrorist steganography

2007-08-20 Thread Steven M. Bellovin
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/prevention/article.php/3694711 I'd sure like technical details... --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending

Re: more reports of terrorist steganography

2007-08-20 Thread Jim Youll
That's a pretty in-credible report. Emphasis on in-. It's disturbing to see Security Researchers so willing to trade on rumors in order to be quoted in the press. The conclusion is pretty confusing. Conclusion Internet-based attacks are extremely popular with terrorist organizations

RE: more reports of terrorist steganography

2007-08-20 Thread Dave Korn
On 20 August 2007 16:00, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: http://www.esecurityplanet.com/prevention/article.php/3694711 I'd sure like technical details... Well, how about 'it can't possibly work [well]'? [ ... ] The article provides a detailed example of how 20 messages can be hidden in a 100

Re: more reports of terrorist steganography

2007-08-20 Thread sjk
Dave Korn wrote: That's gotta stand out like a statistical sore thumb. The article is pretty poor if you ask me. It outlines three techniques for stealth: steganography, using a shared email account as a dead-letter box, and blocking or redirecting known IP addresses from a mail