Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Perfect business model

According to the Times, there has long been speculation Kaspersky's popular antivirus software might provide a back door for Russian intelligence."Antivirus is the ultimate back door," Blake DarchĂ©, a former NSA operator and co-founder of Area 1 Security told the Times. "It provides consistent, reliable, and remote access that can be used for any purpose, from launching a destructive attack to conducting espionage on thousands or even millions of users."

In the early days of the Internet I always assumed the anti-virus makers were releasing the viruses.   That would be the straight path to riches.

I hear the military invents stuff now and then.  They should invent the secure smart ID card.  Then life is simple, the protected data can only be recovered using the secure smart ID card.

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