Hackers, Script Kiddies, Black Hatters, and Crackers exist. To pretend they don’t would be foolish and in the long run could cost you and your online business tons of money.
Imagine having your database of all your current members/visitors’ information fall into the wrong hands. Depending on the sensitivity of what you are storing you can be up a major creek without a paddle. Imagine your loyal customer’s credit card information and personal information being used to steal their identity and later investigations find out that because of your lack of security that made your customers vulnerable. Not only do you have PR nightmare on your hands, but soon you’ll be drowning in legal lawsuits.
