It's simple: you can't tell the difference between a compromised and a secure system. Not by looking at it, not by taking it apart. Nothing short of checking ea

It's simple: you can't tell the difference between a compromised and a secure system. Not by looking at it, not by taking it apart. Nothing short of checking each bit with an electron microscope will do (can't trust the disk firmware not to lie, after all). And unlike with banking, you can't tell from the results either.