David Heath
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 22:57
Business IT -
Security
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A scheduled London press conference on Monday was cancelled at the last moment, delaying the launch of WikiLeaks' new submission system.
WikiLeaks, the recently
announced Walkley "Most outstanding contribution to journalism" award winner was forced to
postpone the intended launch of their new submission system stating, "
WikiLeaks is building a state-of-the-art secure submission system. Constructing the system is very complex. Due to the deteriorating state of internet security which directly impacts the ability of sources to communicate with journalists and human rights activists securely, WikiLeaks has decided to postpone the launch initially scheduled for Monday 28th 2011 in the interest of source protection. WikiLeaks' new public electronic drop box is substantially more advanced than its predecessor. "
Online security has become severely and irreversibly compromised over the past months. Over a year or longer SSL certificates have been penetrated by various organised crime groups and intelligence agencies. The entire SSL system, which is the mechanism that guarantees security and anonymity online, has been compromised. SSL is beyond repair."
Instead, a new conference has been called for December 1st in London, "
which will expose extraordinary privacy threats to journalists, sources and others as well as launch a new phase for WikiLeaks, just over a year after the Cablegate release."
But, there's more...