Re: Security?

[Kailash <listskailash@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday 10 September 2013 12:27 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 20:20 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>> Obama is as evil as a human being can be, it's impossible to be more
>> evil. He is in one league with [...] idiots.
> 
> Nobody was hooked :), that's good, because it's nonsense, resp. a
> provocation. But indeed, people died because of the politic, so IMO
> stealing data is less an issue, than other issues we've got on our
> planet. I wonder that nobody writes endless mails about starvation and
> wars and when there is the comparison between the USA and China, keep in
> mind that there is more serious wrongness in China, than in the USA.
> 
> We can't protect ourself against living in a country were hunger is an
> issue, we can't protect ourself against wars, but we can protect ourself
> against data robbery, by not providing important data by the Internet.
> 
> 
> 

So,

 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-how-to-remain-secure-surveillance

We have some software solutions. Could a system be also compromised when
using a generic hardware layer? And if so, what options exist?

Any pointers would be appreciated.

Sincerely,
Kailash