The structure of $SYS is pretty well known or can be guessed and can contain non-public information and therefore should be protected.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
{allow, {ipaddr, "127.0.0.1"}, pubsub, ["$SYS/#", "#"]}.
-{deny, all, subscribe, [{eq, "$SYS/#"}, {eq, "#"}]}.
+{deny, all, subscribe, ["$SYS/#", {eq, "#"}]}.
{allow, all}.