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> If you think the answer is no, then why don't you share your network details with us and let's have a go? Then we'll see how much of an extra risk upnp might
by benlivengood 6y ago
> If you think the answer is no, then why don't you share your network details with us and let's have a go? Then we'll see how much of an extra risk upnp might be.
The cheap and fast attacks are DDoS and they're trivial to aim at a cable modem. Avoiding becoming a target is at least 50% of security posture. There were already 4286 ssh login attempts today so I don't really need more attempts than the automated botnet scans provide.
It's a risk/convenience tradeoff. I could probably package up a vpn.exe and force the kids' friends to run it before playing games, or force them to host games remotely. It's just not worth it.
I'm also reasonably sure that there are plenty of 0-days in all networks, given their relatively frequent discovery. So, again, don't be more of a target than necessary, and keep offline backups current and tested.