[albuic]

On the contrary, I would say that this is a garage you rent on a public space. The internet is open and I can do requests to any server. If you don't want your system to answer me, make sure it does not. If I am in front of an ATM on the public street, it doesn't give me money without authorization. Make sure your server does the same.

[freejazz]

Streets are generally open. My house is on a public street - that doesn't entitle anyone to attempt to operate my garage door, let alone exploit a security vulnerability in its software to gain access. That's just trespassing.