How the ANC used encryption to help defeat apartheid

Update 2018: I interviewed Tim Jenkin at the RSA Conference about this amazing story of key management being essential in liberation from oppression. The following paragraph is from an opinion piece last year by CNN National Security Commentator Mike Rogers, called “Encryption a growing threat to security“: Back in the 1970s and ’80s, Americans asked … Continue reading How the ANC used encryption to help defeat apartheid

Why Were 150 Somali Militants Killed in a US-led Air Strike?

The US used aircraft to drop explosives in Somalia, killing a large number of people. This abruptly has reminded us all of the existence of ongoing US military operations there, under the aegis of Africa Command (AFRICOM), and I see confusion in my social networks. Perhaps I can help explain what is going on. Allow … Continue reading Why Were 150 Somali Militants Killed in a US-led Air Strike?

Where is the Revolution in Intelligence? Public, Private or Shared?

Watching Richard Bejtlich’s recent “Revolution in Intelligence” talk about his government training and the ease of attribution is very enjoyable, although at times for me it brought to mind CIA factbook errors in the early 1990s. Slides that go along with the video are available on Google drive Let me say, to get this post … Continue reading Where is the Revolution in Intelligence? Public, Private or Shared?