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> "Security by obscurity does not work" Depends on the context and exposure. Sometimes a key under a rock is perfectly fine. I used to work for a security com
by legitster 2y ago
> "Security by obscurity does not work"
Depends on the context and exposure. Sometimes a key under a rock is perfectly fine.
I used to work for a security company that REALLY oversold security risks to sell products.
The idea that someone was going to wardrive through your suburban neighborhood with a networked cluster of GPUs to crack your AES keys and run a MITM attack for web traffic is honestly pretty far fetched unless they are a nation-state actor.
- natebc 2y agoRealistically we get into $3 wrench territory pretty quickly too.
- throwway120385 2y agoThey could also just cut and tip both ends of the Ethernet cable I have running between my house and my outbuilding too. I probably wouldn't notice if I'm asleep.
- TZubiri 2y agoMetaforgotten, but this is a very standard attack surface, you don't need to imagine such a close tap, just imagine that at any point in the multi node internet an attacker has a node and snoops the traffic in its role as a relaying router.
- ninju 2y agoWith inflation looks like its now a $5 wrench :-) https://xkcd.com/538/ https://xkcd.com/538/
- natebc 2y agoAmazonBasics is good enough in this case! ;)