Thread: Eugene Kaspersky frustrated by Apple’s iOS AV ban
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Old 05-24-2012, 11:59 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by ApK View Post
Also, there is a difference between RELYING on security by obscurity, and simply having obscurity as one more factor in an otherwise sound security plan.

The former is a REALLY bad idea, and what most security types warn about, the latter is a philosophical debate.
Your comment is dead on. Windows 3.0 started out as an obscure operating system and was very secure. Obscurity is lost with popularity.
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