Changing the port is still a worthwhile thing to do in many cases. Military tanks aren't painted green because green paint is more bulletproof, they use green

Changing the port is still a worthwhile thing to do in many cases. Military tanks aren't painted green because green paint is more bulletproof, they use green because hot pink tanks get shot at more. Changing the port isn't armor, it's camouflage. Camouflage is still a useful thing. Your point about not using a port north of 1024 is solid advice.