This is a fair point. Maybe the hacker is evil and hell bent on destroying your server / company. But if we treat every hacker like that by default then what k

This is a fair point. Maybe the hacker is evil and hell bent on destroying your server / company. But if we treat every hacker like that by default then what kind of world do we create? Certainly take prudent safety action, but then practice what many here claim to value: knowledge sharing among curious individuals.