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<blockquote data-quote="jsimmons" data-source="post: 401937" data-attributes="member: 85374">It's better to be paranoid and safe rather than care-free and a hazard to those around you.The inexperienced really shouldn't be exposing any part of their LAN to the outside.&nbsp; I have THOUSANDS of hack attempts every day.&nbsp; It starts as a harmless port probe, but if they find a way in, you're royally screwed.&nbsp; Everyone that is so cavalier (or just plain clueless) about security is just begging for trouble.Should you be scared? I am, and I've been running my own web server for about four years.&nbsp; Should you think twice about doing something like that?&nbsp; Most certainly.&nbsp; In fact, you should think a 3rd and 4th time.&nbsp; I've been a developer for almost 30 years, and I can tell you from experience that *nobody* is immune from attack, and no website is so insignificant that it should be considered uninteresting to a hacker. Oh, and since the OP mentioned database access, I recommend that he read up on and become VERY familiar with a little thing known as SQL injection.&nbsp; This can truly ruin your day.Yes, I'm trying to scare the guy.My HTPC will be in no way connected to the LAN (much less the internet) during normal use.&nbsp; The network adapter will be disabled, and I'll have to manually enable it to transfer files to/from it.&nbsp; Oh yeah - I *am* paranoid.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jsimmons, post: 401937, member: 85374"] It's better to be paranoid and safe rather than care-free and a hazard to those around you. The inexperienced really shouldn't be exposing any part of their LAN to the outside. I have THOUSANDS of hack attempts every day. It starts as a harmless port probe, but if they find a way in, you're royally screwed. Everyone that is so cavalier (or just plain clueless) about security is just begging for trouble. Should you be scared? I am, and I've been running my own web server for about four years. Should you think twice about doing something like that? Most certainly. In fact, you should think a 3rd and 4th time. I've been a developer for almost 30 years, and I can tell you from experience that *nobody* is immune from attack, and no website is so insignificant that it should be considered uninteresting to a hacker. Oh, and since the OP mentioned database access, I recommend that he read up on and become VERY familiar with a little thing known as SQL injection. This can truly ruin your day. Yes, I'm trying to scare the guy. My HTPC will be in no way connected to the LAN (much less the internet) during normal use. The network adapter will be disabled, and I'll have to manually enable it to transfer files to/from it. Oh yeah - I *am* paranoid. [/QUOTE]

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