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Not a lot. It's almost a wash. Let's say another engine takes half the market. Now you've got twice the attack surface , but the vulnerable population is half a
by jmull 5y ago
Not a lot. It's almost a wash. Let's say another engine takes half the market. Now you've got twice the attack surface , but the vulnerable population is half as large for each.
But some attacks are only worth it if the pool of vulnerable devices is large enough. So the fragmentation helps, bust mostly for lower stakes attacks.
- deregulateMed 5y ago"Security" - Apple Commercials I suppose to give them credit, putting a white word on a black background is enough plausible deniability.
- j16sdiz 5y ago> So the fragmentation helps, bust mostly for lower stakes attacks. fragmentation make keeping all variant up-to-date much harder.