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I see this kind of statement often, but I've yet to see evidence supporting it. The kind of actors who even have the ability to execute this kind of exploit wou
by Cyph0n 10y ago
I see this kind of statement often, but I've yet to see evidence supporting it. The kind of actors who even have the ability to execute this kind of exploit wouldn't easily be stopped by a closed source codebase. My theory is that the security of open source firmware would be equivalent to that of closed source firmware in the worst case.
- xarope 10y agoI agree. What OP is saying is akin to "if my lock is stronger, then the bad guys will go find another target". This never stops targeted attacks, APTs etc. If anything, it engenders a level of complacency, right up to when a breach occurs... (and of course, in the "good ol days" of hacking, being a more difficult target actually meant being a more prime target, since that's how repuations are built... oops!)