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Obscuring the version number just means that Joe Blackhat has to run through 10 exploits to try to get a hit, rather than just 1. The time difference is likely
by cheald 15y ago
Obscuring the version number just means that Joe Blackhat has to run through 10 exploits to try to get a hit, rather than just 1. The time difference is likely insignificant.
All this does is produce a false sense of security which may lull system administrations into putting off critical upgrades.
- nodata 15y agoJoe Blackhat isn't running the exploits - Sam Scriptkiddie is. > All this does is produce a false sense of security which may lull system administrations into putting off critical upgrades. Then the sys admin needs replacing. Creating more work for those that automate system attacks is a good thing.