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Excuse the old school metaphor - you put a lock on your door so your house is harder to break into, not to prevent anyone from breaking into your house.
by yard2010 3y ago
Excuse the old school metaphor - you put a lock on your door so your house is harder to break into, not to prevent anyone from breaking into your house.
- metadat 3y agoAbsolutely agree, when I wrote this I was thinking more of defending against the low hanging fruit - mass scanners. Once someone has deemed you a worthwhile target and is carefully proving all ports, these more nuanced approaches become more worthwhile. Even then, a sophisticated adversary may have many unique src IPs at their disposal.