Steady now, that's my mother you're talking about...
I agree that context matters. That's why statistically the proposed solution isn't a solution. It doesn't really work in a way that address the serious issue because the serious issue is the sheer magnitude of the number of compromised systems.
To put it another way, if you have a Linux or Windows or BSD box why keep a potentially deeply compromised OSX installation around at all. The patch isn't going to unpwn a pwnd box. The hoops might insure the patch isn't compromised but in terms of system security the horse is out of the barn and all the way to the glue factory.
The only case where jumping through those hoops makes a difference is in the second best case. And that's statistically equivalent to the best case and preparing for the best case in regard to security goes by the name of "wishful thinking."
I agree that context matters. That's why statistically the proposed solution isn't a solution. It doesn't really work in a way that address the serious issue because the serious issue is the sheer magnitude of the number of compromised systems.
To put it another way, if you have a Linux or Windows or BSD box why keep a potentially deeply compromised OSX installation around at all. The patch isn't going to unpwn a pwnd box. The hoops might insure the patch isn't compromised but in terms of system security the horse is out of the barn and all the way to the glue factory.
The only case where jumping through those hoops makes a difference is in the second best case. And that's statistically equivalent to the best case and preparing for the best case in regard to security goes by the name of "wishful thinking."