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by shawnreilly 4290 days ago
You're correct, but after watching the video and understanding how their network was attacked (all starting with the customer Router), I've attributed this more towards poor policy/design (which can be exploited by a large range of attackers) vice special information and/or capabilities reserved for state/country funded attackers. But even with this said, I think I get your point (I'm going off on a tangent). My opinion on the matter; All bets are off when it comes to state/country funded attackers. These are the organizations that lead me to my "nothing is ever 100% secure" conclusion. What we've seen insinuates that these level of attackers have access to information and capabilities that your average attacker probably does not have (example; vendor back-doors, compromised certs/keys, black rooms, etc). Unfortunately for us, these do a very good job subverting the current implementation of infrastructure security (which for the most part, is/was designed based on certain levels of trust that may no longer exist). I'm sure the industry will adapt and evolve (as will the attackers).