>> Security through obscurity does not work :) That's a canard. It would be more accurate to say that it is not enough. And it isn't. But anything that prevents a significant number hack attempts is helpful. So one should strive for obscurity. Just because there are "persistent pests" out there doesn't mean you should make it easier for them.
> On 05/05/2023 3:44 PM John R. Dennison <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, May 05, 2023 at 10:16:59AM -0700, Thomas Bartkus wrote: > > > > Yes. Moving to an odd port dramatically cuts the number of pwd attacks. > > And I would call that increased security. > > Security through obscurity does not work :) This is merely a method to > reduce alert & log volume so one can concentrate on more important > matters. You will find that persistent pests will find the alternate > port and start probing but the automated skiddies will go on to > lower-hanging fruit. > > > > > > John > -- > Engineer (n): Someone who does precision guesswork based upon unreliable > data provided by those of questionable knowledge". > > - short-bike - Libera.Chat > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/nlug-talk/Ad0OLivuvJw/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/20230505204452.GD24663%40elros.gerdesas.com. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/1351444473.3453284.1683324014451%40connect.xfinity.com.
