Re: [liberationtech] NSA Laughs at PCs, Prefers Hacking Routers and Switches

2013-09-05 Thread Eugen Leitl
- Forwarded message from Scott Helms - Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 10:02:39 -0400 From: Scott Helms To: Eugen Leitl Cc: NANOG list Subject: Re: [liberationtech] NSA Laughs at PCs, Prefers Hacking Routers and Switches The last paragraph in the post is the most important, but it invalidates

Re: [liberationtech] NSA Laughs at PCs, Prefers Hacking Routers and Switches

2013-09-04 Thread Tom O
Well their core business is SIGINT. it's only logical for this to be the focus. I don't see how this is surprising. On Thursday, September 5, 2013, Tom Ritter wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Robert Guerra > > > > wrote: > >> > >> Curious on people's comments on types of routers, fir

Re: [liberationtech] NSA Laughs at PCs, Prefers Hacking Routers and Switches

2013-09-04 Thread liberationtech
On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 20:33:09 -0400 Robert Guerra wrote: > > Curious on people's comments on types of routers, firewalls and > other appliances that might be affected as well as mitigation > strategies. Would installing a pfsense and/or other open source > firewall be helpful in anyway at a home

Re: [liberationtech] NSA Laughs at PCs, Prefers Hacking Routers and Switches

2013-09-04 Thread Robert Guerra
Curious on people's comments on types of routers, firewalls and other appliances that might be affected as well as mitigation strategies. Would installing a pfsense and/or other open source firewall be helpful in anyway at a home net location? -- R. Guerra Phone/Cell: +1 202-905-2081 Twi

Re: [liberationtech] NSA Laughs at PCs, Prefers Hacking Routers and Switches

2013-09-04 Thread Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
A new meaning of the famous adage: "The medium IS the message." All the messages. On Sep 4, 2013 4:12 PM, "Eugen Leitl" wrote: > > http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/09/nsa-router-hacking/ > > NSA Laughs at PCs, Prefers Hacking Routers and Switches > > BY KIM ZETTER09.04.136:30 AM > > Photo: S

[liberationtech] NSA Laughs at PCs, Prefers Hacking Routers and Switches

2013-09-04 Thread Eugen Leitl
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/09/nsa-router-hacking/ NSA Laughs at PCs, Prefers Hacking Routers and Switches BY KIM ZETTER09.04.136:30 AM Photo: Santiago Cabezas/Flickr The NSA runs a massive, full-time hacking operation targeting foreign systems, the latest leaks from Edward Snowden s