American firm Echelon conducted a source code review of the Pentagon 's core military cyber defence software, ArcSight , 2014 , according to insiders. The review was necessary for Pentagon developer Hewlett Packard Enterprise to secure the certification required to sell the software in Russia . Hewlett Packard Enterprise allowed a Russian defense agency to review the inner workings of cyber defense software used by the Pentagon to guard its computer networks, according to Russian regulatory records and interviews with people with direct knowledge of the issue. Echelon is known to have links to the Russian military. During the review, researchers looked for vulnerabilities and "back doors", with any flaws discovered reported to Russia and Russian agencies. The review was described as a "huge security vulnerability" by Alan Paller , a former ArcSight security architect. "You are definitely giving inner access to an adversary," he said.
American firm Echelon conducted a source code review of the Pentagon 's core military cyber defence software, ArcSight , 2014 , according to insiders. The review was necessary for Pentagon developer Hewlett Packard Enterprise to secure the certification required to sell the software in Russia . Echelon is known to have links to the Russian military. During the review, researchers looked for vulnerabilities and "back doors", with any flaws discovered reported to Russia and Russian agencies. The review was described as a "huge security vulnerability" by Alan Paller , a former ArcSight security architect. "You are definitely giving inner access to an adversary," he said.