No amount of obscurity will provide security (and as we all know, there is always a new hack waiting to be found)
However, I don't think it is a good idea to paint a bright pretty picture for a hacker to go by:)
If you give someone a set of keys that will open only 1 out of 1000 available automobiles, you are doing yourself a disservice if you tell him to look for the one that is a black, 2 door, GMC Sonoma extended cab, with fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror.
The reason people block ping is because you can tell a lot about someones equipment based on the response to an ICMP packet. In some cases you can get info on the OS/equipment models that the packet bounced off of on the other end. From this information it "might" be possible to determine which hacks/scripts/weaknesses you could try instead of just blindly trying everything in the book.
If 30 English students are set to the task of writing a paper on free speech you will receive 30 different and unique responses. Each English student will draw from their personal background as well as the resources available to them. The words and ideas contained in these papers are considered to be free speech.
If 30 Computer Science students are set to the task of designing a computer program that simulates writing a mystery novel using AI you will receive 30 different and unique responses. Each CS student will draw from their personal background as well as the resources available to them. They, like the English students, are expressing ideas through their chosen medium.
The parallels between these two groups are simple and easy to follow. Both groups are given a task, to design a response to a problem and place their response in a form accepted by their collegues. The end result produced by each student will be both similar and functionally equivelant to the other works produced by that group. However, since each item is unique and an original work of art produced by a human mind, it constitutes expression and is therefor speech.
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No amount of obscurity will provide security (and as we all know, there is always a new hack waiting to be found) However, I don't think it is a good idea to paint a bright pretty picture for a hacker to go by :)
If you give someone a set of keys that will open only 1 out of 1000 available automobiles, you are doing yourself a disservice if you tell him to look for the one that is a black, 2 door, GMC Sonoma extended cab, with fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror.
The reason people block ping is because you can tell a lot about someones equipment based on the response to an ICMP packet. In some cases you can get info on the OS/equipment models that the packet bounced off of on the other end. From this information it "might" be possible to determine which hacks/scripts/weaknesses you could try instead of just blindly trying everything in the book.
If 30 English students are set to the task of writing a paper on free speech you will receive 30 different and unique responses. Each English student will draw from their personal background as well as the resources available to them. The words and ideas contained in these papers are considered to be free speech. If 30 Computer Science students are set to the task of designing a computer program that simulates writing a mystery novel using AI you will receive 30 different and unique responses. Each CS student will draw from their personal background as well as the resources available to them. They, like the English students, are expressing ideas through their chosen medium. The parallels between these two groups are simple and easy to follow. Both groups are given a task, to design a response to a problem and place their response in a form accepted by their collegues. The end result produced by each student will be both similar and functionally equivelant to the other works produced by that group. However, since each item is unique and an original work of art produced by a human mind, it constitutes expression and is therefor speech.