Aaron Adams’s Blowhard Blog

Many people assert that the Mac is secure simply because it’s an obscure platform. Needless to say, this hypothesis is completely untestable and therefore equally as valid or invalid as any other hypotheses concerning Mac security. “Security through obscurity,” these people declare, “is no security at all.” Yet, ironically, they purchase for themselves, and recommend for others, NAT firewalls for their broadband internet connections. NAT is the very definition of security through obscurity. For these hypocrites, security through obscurity is a rhetorical weapon they choose to wield against a platform they irrationally dislike or don’t bother to understand, and at the same time it’s a perfectly acceptable barrier between their computer and the often-menacing outside world.

Be consistent!