> A locksmith can identify most kinds of locks by the shapes of the keyways. > The actual delay against intrusion is effectively zero.
Most 14-year-old first-time burglars are not professional locksmiths. Script kiddies are not the same as skilled attackers, and there are far more script kiddies out there than skilled attackers. A script kiddie is more like a 14-year-old amateur than a professional locksmith going darkside. On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Rich Pieri <[email protected]> wrote: > --On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 4:48 PM -0400 Bill Horne <[email protected]> > wrote: > > As does having a T-1 connection on local cables that anyone with a ladder >> can disrupt, or >> > > True, but why make it easier for an attacker to launch a denial of service > against yourself while making the system harder for legitimate users to > use? That's not good security. > > > > It's more like changing the lock to an unmarked housing that makes the >> lockpicker guess at >> which manufacturer he's up against. As I wrote before, security is about >> > > A locksmith can identify most kinds of locks by the shapes of the keyways. > The actual delay against intrusion is effectively zero. > > -- > Rich P. > > ______________________________**_________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/**listinfo/discuss<http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss> > -- John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix PGP KeyID: 32A492D8 / Email: [email protected] PGP FP: 7834 AEC2 EFA3 565C A4B6 9BA4 0ACB AD85 32A4 92D8 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
