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points by NikolaNovak 3 days ago | 0 comments

Thanks for the response :)

That's the approach I took when I had VPN to my LAN ~20 -> ~10 years ago; now I worry about the massive "unknown unknowns" - sure, that Linux box doesn't have access to anything else... officially. But what vulnerability is there on that Linux box, or on the plex server, or anything else on your network, that might enable massive expansion of access?

[–] kstrauser 3 days ago

Oh, I get it, trust me! Professional paranoia is a skill that's served me very well over the years! Especially with AI-driven attacks now: we might be little fish, but it's cheaper and easier to catch little fish than it ever has been.

But there's still a calculated risk. To get into this, someone would have to compromise the VPN, then compromise the firewall, then compromise the reasonably-hardened servers running behind it. Sure, those things might be possible. Even with AI, though, is it likely? I don't think it is.

"A ship in port is safe. But that’s not what ships were built for." - Grace Hopper