tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post7784507371593248104..comments2024-03-28T13:39:27.601-07:00Comments on DSHR's Blog: Blaming the VictimDavid.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-52160607755814512032015-09-07T11:29:41.852-07:002015-09-07T11:29:41.852-07:00Its not just Cisco that thinks that hardwired admi...Its not just Cisco that thinks that hardwired administrative backdoors into network products are a big help for their support staff. Who could possibly have guessed that a <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/07/files_on_seagate_wireless_disks_can_be_poisoned_purloined/" rel="nofollow">user called "root" with password "root" could telnet into your Seagate WiFi disk</a>.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-91270672627927306922015-08-20T14:52:37.925-07:002015-08-20T14:52:37.925-07:00Via Bruce Schneier Ars Technica reports that attac...Via <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/08/nasty_cisco_att.html" rel="nofollow">Bruce Schneier</a> <i>Ars Technica</i> reports that attackers are <a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/08/attackers-are-hijacking-critical-networking-gear-from-cisco-company-warns/" rel="nofollow">compromising the boot loader of Cisco routers</a>. Security depends on the integrity of the entire stack, not just your program, so blaming the programmer isn't helpful in this case.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.com