As this list strips PDF's - you can down load the report from here: 
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4ox3LYQcooBVUlfMkUzZUJmTTQ

Rafal


On Nov 29, 2012, at 10:47 PM, Rafal Rohozinski <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
> 
> Please find attached a Flash Note from SecDev produced by our Syria 
> operations group, on today's shutdown of the internet in Syria.
> 
> This shutdown has coincided with heavy fighting around Damascus airport and 
> the reported seizure of key military facilities by rebels. In the past, the 
> Syrian regime has shut off communications prior to offensives, and this may 
> have been the case today. Alternatively, the shutdown may be related to rebel 
> gains, and the regime’s desire to limit communication of these events. Due to 
> foreign media restrictions in Syria, many use social media to communicate 
> with one another and with the international community about events in the 
> conflict, rendering this shutdown a critical development in the ongoing 
> crisis.
> 
> These Digital Security Reports are produced as part of an ongoing activity 
> executed by The SecDev Foundation, called the Syria Digital Security Project. 
> It seeks to improve the online safety and security of the Syrian people and 
> to enhance the free flow of information in Syria. To this end, it provides 
> information, analysis, tools and resources dedicated to enhancing digital 
> safety and openness in Syria. The project is administered by The SecDev 
> Foundation, a Canadian not-for-profit organization, with funding from 
> granting bodies in North America.
> 
> You may find additional coverage of these events in articles posted by Wired 
> and Computerworld. 
> 
> We welcome your feedback.
> 
> <Syria_Flash-note_29Nov2012.pdf>
> 
> Rafal

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