Entering through the back door: A State Trooper truck is seen in front of the Fort Meade, Maryland, headquarters of the National Security Agency. DPA
Shopping For Spy Gear: Catalog Advertises NSA Toolbox -- Spiegel Online
After years of speculation that electronics can be accessed by intelligence agencies through a back door, an internal NSA catalog reveals that such methods already exist for numerous end-user devices.
When it comes to modern firewalls for corporate computer networks, the world's second largest network equipment manufacturer doesn't skimp on praising its own work. According to Juniper Networks' online PR copy, the company's products are "ideal" for protecting large companies and computing centers from unwanted access from outside. They claim the performance of the company's special computers is "unmatched" and their firewalls are the "best-in-class." Despite these assurances, though, there is one attacker none of these products can fend off -- the United States' National Security Agency.
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Update #1: Leaked Catalog Reveals NSA Has Backdoors For Hardware From Cisco, Juniper Networks And More -- Ubergizmo
Update #2: Appelbaum's Latest NSA Revelations From The Edward Snowden Documents -- Forbes
My Comment: No one should be surprised by this revelation .... in short .... the NSA has the means to enter via through the back door of literally every computer network in the world.
I do not like wars. The company's products are "ideal" for protecting large companies and computing centers from unwanted access from outside. They claim the performance of the company's special computers is "unmatched" and their firewalls are the "best-in-class." Safety should be priority.
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