[Discuss] DNS question about DNSENUM.PL

[John Abreau]

> 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 <richard.pieri at gmail.com> wrote:

> --On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 4:48 PM -0400 Bill Horne <bill at horne.net>
> 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.
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