Been there done that. This is just a reincarnation of the black-hat zines that existed in profusion since the 1980s.
On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Richard M. Smith wrote: > http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD137506 > > Islamist Website Presents First Issue of "Technical Mujahid Magazine" > > On November 28, 2006, the Al-Fajr Information Center released the first > issue of the Technical Mujahid Magazine. The magazine discusses various > technical topics, such as security for electronic data and databases, using > GPS, and video editing and production. Some articles are aimed at > professionals, and others for laymen. > > > The magazine's self-proclaimed purpose is "to help prevent acts of > aggression against Muslims [in cyberspace], and to assist the mujahideen in > their efforts." The introduction explains that "the Internet provides a > golden opportunity... for the mujahideen to break the siege placed upon them > by the media of the Crusaders and their followers in the Muslim countries, > and to use [the Internet] for [the sake of] jihad and the victory of the > faith." Since the Internet also renders the mujahideen vulnerable, however, > the magazine deals with issues of computer and electronic data security. > > > It should be noted that the magazine is just one example evident on the > Islamist websites of the growing interest on the part of the mujahideen in > information technology, electronic data security, and hi-tech matters. This > will be the topic of a future MEMRI Islamic Websites Monitor report. > > > _____ > > (Background on MEMRI: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Media_Research_Institute) > > > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
