I bet they still buy Israeli infosec products... two of the three best firewalls on the planet are made by Israeli firms. And frankly, that isn't changing any time soon.
LOL, like its any different for anyone else... Cisco? Its been documented (google that shit) that they worked with the NSA. H3C? Chinese backdoored so bad the US govt won't even allow its agencies to buy that shit.
Just sayin', its not just the Israelis that backdoor shit. The reality is, everyone is playing the same game.
I'd be looking to buy products from countries that actually have laws against installing back-doors. Germany does come to mind, from what I recall, they have laws to safeguard against this.
TLA's (three letter agencies, e.g. NSA, FBI, CIA, etc.) would be the only ones equipped to detect such a backdoor, and -- as with the FBI -- would be the agency to enforce the laws against backdoors, and ironically are the same one's that would benefit from the presence of backdoors. Seems unlikely that they'd be too aggressive about enforcing backdoor laws unless they were against foreign companies (which, when it comes to tech companies the US markets are dominated largely by American companies, with some notable exceptions.)
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sodaphish ago
I bet they still buy Israeli infosec products... two of the three best firewalls on the planet are made by Israeli firms. And frankly, that isn't changing any time soon.
salvia_d ago
I wouldn't buy any tech from Israel... back-door galore.
sodaphish ago
LOL, like its any different for anyone else... Cisco? Its been documented (google that shit) that they worked with the NSA. H3C? Chinese backdoored so bad the US govt won't even allow its agencies to buy that shit.
Just sayin', its not just the Israelis that backdoor shit. The reality is, everyone is playing the same game.
salvia_d ago
I'd be looking to buy products from countries that actually have laws against installing back-doors. Germany does come to mind, from what I recall, they have laws to safeguard against this.
sodaphish ago
TLA's (three letter agencies, e.g. NSA, FBI, CIA, etc.) would be the only ones equipped to detect such a backdoor, and -- as with the FBI -- would be the agency to enforce the laws against backdoors, and ironically are the same one's that would benefit from the presence of backdoors. Seems unlikely that they'd be too aggressive about enforcing backdoor laws unless they were against foreign companies (which, when it comes to tech companies the US markets are dominated largely by American companies, with some notable exceptions.)