Hardware Hacking: the problem from Hell

While using Google Search for new firmware news, I came across news web site called “Homeland Security Today”, which has an article “The Hidden Threat of Hardware and Firmware Hacks” by Steven Chen and Gordon England.

“General Michael Hayden, the retired Director of the CIA and National Security Agency, once deemed hardware hacking “the problem from hell.” And many purport he was right. With today’s global economy, manufacturers can never be sure if the hardware and firmware they are putting into systems such as planes, nuclear power plants or electrical grids have been compromised. […]”

Full article (will not work on some Linux systems due to Flash):

http://www.hstoday.us/industry-news/general/single-article/the-hidden-threat-of-hardware-and-firmware-hacks/082a42f3a3ab6fe61514050aaeaae384.html

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/kmd/hst_20151011/#/30