[COMP] Fw: [CrackMonkey] [Am-info] German armed forces ban MS software, citing NSA snooping (fwd)




I guess it it is well past the point where people should consider 
proprietary, closed-source systems as being inherently INSECURE 
because you have no way of knowing how many dozens of backdoors 
were (un?)intentionally put into your software.  Either by the 
developers themselves or by someone who broke into their systems.

(some interesting links below)

--
Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George J.P. Perry" <geoperry@xxxxxxx>
To: "Character References" <pigdog-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Schmoken Sie Crack?" 
<crackmonkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Charles Behney" <charlesaugust@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 10:48 AM
Subject: [CrackMonkey] [Am-info] German armed forces ban MS software, citing 
NSA snooping (fwd)


> "NSA snooping"... whatever... may be they needed some National Sovereignty
> hook, lest M$ essay some wto initiative.  I dunno'... -g
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 10:39:55 -0700
> From: Charles Behney <charlesaugust@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: am-info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Am-info] German armed forces ban MS software, citing NSA 
> snooping
> 
> I don't have the links, but the French are saying the same. 
> 
> Even the NSA is working on their own secure linux, with VMWARE virtual
> machines containing McSoft code in a Mandatory Access Control sandbox.
> 
> Uncovering the secrets of SE Linux
> http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/s-selinux/?n-s-381
> 
> NSA Attempting to Design Crack-Proof Computer
> http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2681205,00.html
> 
> Blame it on those Russian hackers, leisurely downloading W2K source code
> during Oktoberfest, and then having the nerve to taunt the FBI with
> millions of credit card numbers held hostage.
> 
> Where did they learn this extortion? Redmond?
> 
> Meanwhile, Micsoft source code has become a Cold War style Clear and
> Present Danger to National Security. Prove that binary is from Redmond
> and not from St. Petersberg! Show that source code to the highest
> bidder.....
> 
> 
> Microsoft hackers had access for weeks
> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-202-3311862.html
> 
> Think tank warns that Microsoft hack could pose national security risk
> http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2000/1228mssec.html?nf
> 
> cab
> 


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