Comments on: US Investigates Snort Sale as a Security Risk http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/us-investigates-snort-sale-as-a-security-risk/ Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing & Computer Security Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:17:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Navaho Gunleg http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/us-investigates-snort-sale-as-a-security-risk/#comment-381 Navaho Gunleg Thu, 30 Mar 2006 06:27:57 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/us-investigates-snort-sale-as-a-security-risk/#comment-381 Sure, it's a serious threat: it threatens the US's economy if the ownership of that company went abroad. It doesn't matter that the company is from Israel as it has nothing to do with politics, or fear of backdoor-ed software, it's all about economics. From a technical point of view, it doesn't really matter what company <em>owns</em> the code as long as the code stays the samen, no? It seems US policy to keep everything, which is successful and has the potential to make money, inside. Sure, it’s a serious threat: it threatens the US’s economy if the ownership of that company went abroad. It doesn’t matter that the company is from Israel as it has nothing to do with politics, or fear of backdoor-ed software, it’s all about economics.

From a technical point of view, it doesn’t really matter what company owns the code as long as the code stays the samen, no?

It seems US policy to keep everything, which is successful and has the potential to make money, inside.

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