This is a very important point. Are the backdoor(s) traceable to a specific event or individual? How far up the company hierarchy does the rot go? Whatever the

This is a very important point. Are the backdoor(s) traceable to a specific event or individual? How far up the company hierarchy does the rot go? Whatever the answer, it is insufficient. We are relying on hardware and software that is opaque at the network level, and therefore open to this sort of manipulation.