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Can you trust your vendor?

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Ovum Plc
Published: June 2009
Product Code: R464-1376
Description
The discovery of undocumented privileged accounts in telecommunications network routers has caused serious concerns. They call into question the reliability of the vendor and its products. The basis of trust between supplier and customer is undermined.
Table of Contents
Executive summary
In a nutshell
The Ovum view
Recommendations
Networks opened up to malicious activity
A serious flaw found in routers in carrier networks
The need for trust between vendors and carriers/enterprises
Routers are not the only potential vulnerability
Related incidents
The Athens Affair
The Pentagon
The Cuckoo’s Egg
The dangers
The potential risks and their potential consequences
What motives might vendors have for implanting undocumented accounts?
The privileged relationship enjoyed by vendors
What might happen next?
Re-dressing the balance
Restore trust between vendors and users
Bolster the terms and conditions of vendor contracts
Enhanced auditing procedures
Legislative initiatives
Possible technological help
Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options



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