Emerging threats and countermeasures - Discussion 5

Note: One article is from wikipedia (do not reference it in any of your work) only used for quick information.

Revisiting History

During the early 2000s Microsoft was under a microscope for having a monopoly. The case was settled (see wikipedia >Settlement)

Review the below links:

• United Stated vs. Microsoft Corp. 
• NSA and CIA Backdoor

Answer the following:

• What are your thoughts on what you have read?
• Do you believe that your privacy rights have been or currently violated?
• Do you think that hackers have found the backdoor?
  
  
• How would you protect your infrastructure against a backdoor?
• Any other thoughts?

Main post of 350 words and respond to two other students

• Do not reuse responses, every response must be unique
• Do not copy other students responses and use them as your own.
• All posts will be checked for plagiarism.

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 150-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

• What did you learn from your classmate's posting? 
• What additional questions do you have after reading the posting? 
• What clarification do you need regarding the posting? 
• What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates' postings?