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<blockquote data-quote="McBie" data-source="post: 1710124" data-attributes="member: 54417">It is good to see different opinions on this topic and I like the fact that it is being discussed.Again, there is no &quot; one size fits all &quot;&nbsp; ... there is no single response to a threat, given that we all have different operating environments ( not operating systems&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )One thing I would like to clarify in your post is the reference you make to &quot; ordinary Mac users &quot; and &quot; ordinary Mac users's computers &quot; If you look at this from a &quot; bad guy &quot; perspective, how would you differentiate between an ordinary Mac user/computer and a non-ordinary Mac user/computer,&nbsp; unless you profile the user/system first.I mentioned it before,&nbsp; computers are no longer the target, people are.In terms of skills of hacking ... the technical skills required to &quot; hack into systems&quot; have long been transferred to tools. The interpretation of the results are still with ( bad ) people.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />For me it has always been a good thing to continuously investigate the ( ICT related )&nbsp; vulnerabilities and the threats that my employer is faced with every day, and coming up with controls that are effective.It was pretty clear more than 10 years ago , and still today, that your firewall on your device is an essential layer of your overall defence.The biggest challenge is layer 8 of the OSI model&nbsp; .... the layer between the chair and the keyboard.Cheers ... McBie</blockquote>

[QUOTE="McBie, post: 1710124, member: 54417"] It is good to see different opinions on this topic and I like the fact that it is being discussed. Again, there is no " one size fits all " ... there is no single response to a threat, given that we all have different operating environments ( not operating systems :-) ) One thing I would like to clarify in your post is the reference you make to " ordinary Mac users " and " ordinary Mac users's computers " If you look at this from a " bad guy " perspective, how would you differentiate between an ordinary Mac user/computer and a non-ordinary Mac user/computer, unless you profile the user/system first. I mentioned it before, computers are no longer the target, people are. In terms of skills of hacking ... the technical skills required to " hack into systems" have long been transferred to tools. The interpretation of the results are still with ( bad ) people. :-) For me it has always been a good thing to continuously investigate the ( ICT related ) vulnerabilities and the threats that my employer is faced with every day, and coming up with controls that are effective. It was pretty clear more than 10 years ago , and still today, that your firewall on your device is an essential layer of your overall defence. The biggest challenge is layer 8 of the OSI model .... the layer between the chair and the keyboard. Cheers ... McBie [/QUOTE]

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