Signal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging app
theconversation.comKeeping your chats secure is a good idea, but end-to-end encryption is just the beginning of the list of options to consider when picking a messaging app.
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Signal is the place for top secret communications, but not for any government business, top secret or not (at least not when using a public instance - they could fork the project to keep decryptable records on gov servers where the official gov instance would run).
All the people in the chat were high enough that the government for free provided them with secure rooms in their homes so everything would be done through government hardware and encryption programs.
Yes, ofc, using Signal was intentional to not keep any records/evidence.
They were probably out golfing at the time
The protections for classified information are not just about information security. They are about physical and operational security as well. That’s why s SCIF has a “two locks” policy, and requires things like 4" steel doors.
You are right.
They are also about data security, so nobody can just erase, modify, or destroy/lose data. And all that applies to data handling and access as well.
Out of curiosity, what’s a better app for that use?
Anything that logs all the communication.
Govs have their own apps, email servers, various other web-based tools to exchange data, etc. Usually also gov hardware (ie can’t use/access such gov apps on non-gov phones).
It’s not “what’s better” it’s what is mandated/required/the law.
Much like when you get a regular average job you have to use whatever is permitted - company email is the usual, can’t just deal with company data over your private email account where the company has no oversight.
I didn’t mean for transparency or compliance with disclosure. I meant more secure for classified level communications.