Re:What’s interesting about the Florida water system hack is...
by TeMPOraL on Thursday February 11, 2021 @07:41AM
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> Short of purchasing a honeypot property with (seemingly) no security system and going full Home Alone on the inside of it, it seems like you're going to need actual security at some point.
You mean men with guns stationed 24/7? There is no "actual security" against determined burglars available on the market for regular people. There's delaying action (e.g. laminated glass), noise making and deterrence (cameras). Each can be worked around.
This is also a general point on security: there's no perfect security, there's only adequate security - where "adequate" means it costs the attacker more to breach it than they can expect to profit. From this view, appearance of security is almost as good as actual security measures - you make security look expensive to breach, which achieves the same effect, as long as nobody is willing to call your bluff.
You mean men with guns stationed 24/7? There is no "actual security" against determined burglars available on the market for regular people. There's delaying action (e.g. laminated glass), noise making and deterrence (cameras). Each can be worked around.
This is also a general point on security: there's no perfect security, there's only adequate security - where "adequate" means it costs the attacker more to breach it than they can expect to profit. From this view, appearance of security is almost as good as actual security measures - you make security look expensive to breach, which achieves the same effect, as long as nobody is willing to call your bluff.