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While the article does have a point that obscurity can improve defences, I think security is not about defence. Security is about managing risk in a consistent
by catears 6y ago
While the article does have a point that obscurity can improve defences, I think security is not about defence. Security is about managing risk in a consistent and rational manner. This means that any defense mechanism need an appropriate level of defense against the threat.
Having a network share on the home network that only your household can access and use 2FA for that? Maybe a bit too much. Do you know your organization will be individually targeted by smart and tenacious actors? Changing the SSH port isn't gonna stop them.
I agree with the article that more discussion about what makes something secure is valuable security work. Disregarding defenses at first sight because they "sound obscure" isn't a good argument. But it also doesn't mean that "small things that might stop someone" is a good layer of defense.
And then there is also the cost of adding security layers...