People argue that small is better for security reasons. But one could as well argue that large is better for security reasons because there exist more supervision and competition.
The “smaller is better” idea seems linked to “security through obscurity”—a common term of ridicule in computer security circles.
The NSA manage to get away with some security through obscurity—but they are hardly a very small team.
The “smaller is better” idea seems linked to “security through obscurity”—a common term of ridicule in computer security circles.
The NSA manage to get away with some security through obscurity—but they are hardly a very small team.