NSA Laughs at PCs, Prefers Hacking Routers and Switches | Threat Level | Wired.com
▻http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/09/nsa-router-hacking
The NSA’s focus on routers highlights an often-overlooked attack vector with huge advantages for the intruder, says Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer at security firm Beyond Trust. Hacking routers is an ideal way for an intelligence or military agency to maintain a persistent hold on network traffic because the systems aren’t updated with new software very often or patched in the way that Windows and Linux systems are.
“No one updates their routers,” he says. “If you think people are bad about patching Windows and Linux (which they are) then they are … horrible about updating their networking gear because it is too critical, and usually they don’t have redundancy to be able to do it properly.”
#NSA #surveillance #routage #infrastructure #cybersécurité via @stephane
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