There are around 5,600 Web sites around the globe dedicated to spreading al Qaeda's message with 900 more popping up each year according to a Saudi researcher.
He said it was a challenge to track most of the sites and that in some cases al Qaeda sites change addresses to escape detection or launch somewhere else if the have been compromised.
Faram was speaking at a conference put together by the Saudi intelligence agency to get the public involved more with the government and share ideas on how to patrol the Internet for militant activity.
Analysts say al Qaeda has moved from a tight militant group to a brand that promotes radical ideas for sympathizers to act on independently.
"The Internet, chat lines, text messages -- these are the new warriors," said Alessandro Zanasi, an expert on Internet monitoring known as "text mining".
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