It doesn’t matter if you’re a “needle” if Shodan has a list of all “needles” readily available to attack. Even script kiddies can write for loops. Proxyshell a

It doesn’t matter if you’re a “needle” if Shodan has a list of all “needles” readily available to attack. Even script kiddies can write for loops. Proxyshell and similar recent issues have shown “near-instant compromise” to be the current state of affairs. Most instances are attacked within hours or even days before a vulnerability is disclosed publicly and hits the news.