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by gojomo 4455 days ago
Budget, mission, and legal privileges.

For the money they get, and the supposed "Cyber Command" mission, they should have a team of great auditors, and advanced tools, that's much larger and more competent than the volunteer OpenSSL team itself. This group should go over all similar code multiple times with a magnifying glass.

Otherwise, what's the point of the NSA & Cyber Command, on its own stated terms?