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		ethbro on June 19, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GoToMyPC has been hacked, all customer passwords r... Same argument for port knocking. Absolutely ineffective against targeted attacks, but most attacks aren't customized and targeted.

EdHominem on June 20, 2016 [–]

It also cuts down on the attack surface enough to let you use more active alerting.

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