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NSA Proposes Backdoor Detection Center
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-08-08

Declaring hidden malware to be "a growing threat," the National Security Agency's cybersecurity chief is calling on Congress to fund a new National Software Assurance Center dedicated to developing advanced techniques for detecting backdoors and logic bombs in large software applications.

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NSA Proposes Backdoor Detection Center 2003-08-15
Drew Copley
On your first point, I would generally agree... who can measure a single life to some data? And, physical security remains just as dismal as electronic security, if not more so.

But, a lot of harm can be done with systems. Not by destroying the data, but by stealing the data and using it.

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