On 6/15/13, Scott Helms <khelms@zcorum.com> wrote:
They're terrible places for gathering non-targeted information because the amount of data flowing through them means that that the likelihood of any give packet having any value is very very low. If the goal includes [snip]
The probability of a low-likelihood or infrequent event approaches 100%, given sufficient time, persistence, and creativity. Even if 1% or less of packets passing through are interesting; that happens to be more than enough to provide a snoop gains, and cause damage to a legitimate user. The potential existence of 'better' options; doesn't mean backdooring of routers wouldn't be included in part of a nation state or other bad actor's backdooring program. -- -JH