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Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity
From: jbloss () tampabay rr com
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:29:32 -0700
Daniel Miessler wrote:
Systems that ONLY drop packets stand out. They are not "stealthy" but rather the hole they make makes them extrememly visible.Huh ?!? Kind of like the hole caused by systems that aren't online? LOL. So I
Laugh if you like, but the reality of the situation is that script kiddies gravitate to the "black holes" on a subnet like moths to flame because systems that aren't there don't eat packets, but systems subjected to the silliness of media whore hype do. This so called "stealthiness" is an even stronger indicator of lazy/clueless administrative practices than most other useless-gimmick security measures.
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- Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity, (continued)
- Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Jeffrey F. Bloss (Apr 13)
- Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Michael Rash (Apr 12)
- RE: Re: Re: Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Craig Wright (Apr 12)
- Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity levinson_k (Apr 13)
- Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Jeffrey F. Bloss (Apr 13)
- RE: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Craig Wright (Apr 15)
- Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Craig Wright (Apr 13)
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- RE: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Craig Wright (Apr 17)
- Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Jeffrey F. Bloss (Apr 13)
- Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Craig Wright (Apr 15)
- Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity lordl3ane (Apr 13)
- Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity jbloss (Apr 13)
- Re: Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity levinson_k (Apr 15)
- RE: Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Craig Wright (Apr 15)
- Re: Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Florian Rommel (Apr 16)
- Re: Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Justin Lintz (Apr 16)
- Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Pranay Kanwar (Apr 17)
- RE: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Craig Wright (Apr 17)
- RE: Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Craig Wright (Apr 15)
- Re: Concepts: Security and Obscurity Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Apr 17)