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List:       security-basics
Subject:    IS is not just IT (was: Re: strong encryption - governments denying
From:       "Meritt James" <meritt_james () bah ! com>
Date:       2002-04-30 18:45:30
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Just a minor nit - that particular method is nowhere near "assured". 
That has been the topic of espionage for a few thousand years.

"Information Systems" security is a LOT more complex than merely
"Information Technology" security.

Think "spies", don't think "computers"...

Jim

"Jay D. Dyson" wrote:

>         Additionally, there is absolutely no evidence that terrorist-
> supporting nations and/or terrorists themselves are utilizing cryptography
> to conceal their data.  If anything, the al Qaeda network prefers to
> convey all genuinely meaningful data in the only way in which trust is
> assured: face-to-face communication in meatspace.  Thus, even the
> outlawing of crypto for individual use is an exercise in futility.

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James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA
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