I’m a software developer working in the telecam sector on security related products, so I know a fair bit about system security. Yet I wound secure my own system far less than most people here if I didn’t enjoy cybersecurity as a hobby.

I wonder what you are securing against? Some examples:

  • jellyfin: unless you have home videos on there, what does it matter if someone exfiltrates some movies? Surely you have basic DOS protection and/or region locking to reduce wasted network traffic, right?
  • linux: I assume nobody is using their servers as daily drive PCs, so what does it matter if somehow your system is superficially compromised. You can always reimage. Sure they could mine some bitcoin with your system, but it doesn’t have that much PSU headroom to cost you much on your bills, right?

It just seems like most attack vectors lead to mild annoyance at most for most systems.

Do you guys just enjoy cybersecurity? Do you actually keep sensitive data on your self hosted systems? Do you self-host on expensive hardware? What am I missing?

  • Lambda@lemmy.caOP
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    1 day ago

    Moral obligation is a good point. Maybe I’m just lucky that authorities really dont enforce DMCA complaints much where I live, so I dont worry too much about that.

    Has anyone actually had the police come to complain about pirated media?

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      1 day ago

      My understanding is that they usually go for the sites that distribute the content now, rather than individuals. Having an open Jellyfin instance looks like the latter rather than the former.