(Raleigh, N.C.) Infosec IslandTM, the online community for IT and network professionals who manage information security, risk and compliance issues, today posted an exclusive video created by the anti-Jihadi hacker known as The Jester. In the seven-minute video, the “hacktivist” claims to show how technology he developed was used to temporarily disrupt a Taliban web site. In interviews conducted anonymously, The Jester has stated that his targets are mainly Jihadi recruiting web sites and that his goal is temporary disruption via DOS attacks. He routinely discusses the targets and reasons for his attacks on Twitter. The existence of The Jester was first revealed January 7 in a blog post by security analyst and blogger Richard Stiennon. Stiennon blogged about the video demonstration today on his blog at threatchaos.com and called it one of the first demonstrations of a weapon of cyber warfare.

Infosec Island is a new type of online community designed specifically for IT professionals at small-to-medium businesses and other organizations who manage security, risk and compliance. It also incorporates Information-Security-Resources.com, one of the leading online news portals addressing security issues. Unlike other infosec portals, Infosec Island combines the benefits of IT security portals and social networking into a single, vendor-neutral community. Infosec Island members improve their organization’s security, save time and reduce their costs by taking advantage of a unique set of benefits, including infosec news and information, built-in social networking capabilities, relevant content based on personalized organizational views, free security tools and premium Web-based security services. Infosec Island is the first secure infosec community featuring not only SSL-based security, but additional options for higher security levels. Membership is free. More information can be found on the Web at http://www.infosecisland.com.