C5IS examines Dark Mail, the long-awaited secure email system that may not be so hacker-proof as advertised. A former General Counsel for the National Security Agency once commented that if an agent could obtain sufficient metadata on a target, then “content” became almost irrelevant. Metadata alone would provide sufficient indication of the target’s whereabouts, identity … [Read more...]
Sqrll Cyber Defense: Begin With the Right Questions
Interviews with Sqrll co-founder Ely Khan invariably mention his background as Director of Cybersecurity at the White House. Accumulo-based cybersecurity leader Sqrll launched in 2012. The White House suffered a notorious cyberattack in 2014. If White House data wasn’t protected by a system with the proven quals of Sqrll, why not? Welcome to the contrary worlds of top … [Read more...]