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Well, there was the case where the the NSA intercepted hardware shipments (I think it was Cisco HW) to install their backdoors.
by castorp 6y ago
Well, there was the case where the the NSA intercepted hardware shipments (I think it was Cisco HW) to install their backdoors.
- bayindirh 6y agoI have listened tales about backdoors in unmodified Cisco switches and routers so, I expect any country can try to backdoor another. So it's something between a slippery slope and futile attempt unless you have a multi layer security from different vendors or roll your own defenses.
- eecc 6y agoMaybe they were just too cheap to buy the backdoor off the (black) market... ;)
- bayindirh 6y agoInternet was too ethical, naive and immature when NSA did that. We were happily using unencrypted connections to connect to forums, telnet based BBSes and such. NSA, OTOH, intercepted the switches which would isolate high security networks (red/black separation) and bleed sensitive information with these enhanced hardware.