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ServiceColas 05-15-2009 06:51 PM
Backup Stratgey = Fail
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8049780.stm

On it, he explained the site's backing-up process, although he did not explain why the firm had no external media storage.



"Some have asked whether or not we had back-ups. Yes, we dutifully backed up our servers every day. Unfortunately, we backed up the servers between our two servers.



"The hacker took out both servers, destroying our ability to use one or the other back-up to remedy the situation." So, 13 years of work is wasted because server 1 was backing up to server 2, and server 2 was backing up to server 1.

Ouch.

[oops]

Corporal White 05-15-2009 06:55 PM
What I dont understand is, why would anyone want to destroy such a website. I mean it offered great things (for that certain community) and there was nothing to gain by hacking it. No money, no fame no nothing.

I hate these things more than crimes that "make sense", like where someone wants to steal something. This is just destroying without a purpose. Pisses me off. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/mad1.gif

Angry White American 05-15-2009 07:00 PM
An Internal Insurance job http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo.../confused1.gif Maybe the people running the site, couldnt be arsed anymore..

BamSaitinypap 05-15-2009 07:10 PM
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What I dont understand is, why would anyone want to destroy such a website. I mean it offered great things (for that certain community) and there was nothing to gain by hacking it. No money, no fame no nothing.
Because some people like to destroy things just for the sake of it. Witness the mindless vandalism of property you can see in many places.

BitStillrhile 05-15-2009 09:33 PM
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Because some people like to destroy things just for the sake of it. Witness the mindless vandalism of property you can see in many places.
It was said best in batman. Some people just like to watch the world burn.

Corporal White 05-15-2009 11:16 PM
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It was said best in batman. Some people just like to watch the world burn.
Yeah and I wish we could hang each one of them.

PetraCromlich 05-15-2009 11:19 PM
I'm no network admin or whatever, but wouldn't you NOT want your backup server connected to the internet? http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...es/unsure1.gif

Sucks for these guys though. I guess their plan seemed like a good idea at the time. Hard to really predict these kind of things.

BitStillrhile 05-16-2009 12:00 AM
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I'm no network admin or whatever, but wouldn't you NOT want your backup server connected to the internet? http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...es/unsure1.gif

Sucks for these guys though. I guess their plan seemed like a good idea at the time. Hard to really predict these kind of things.
What they did was stupid. But I don't think they expected someone to break into their servers and destroy all their data for absolutely no reason. They probably saw no reason to take enterprise level backup precautions.

PetraCromlich 05-16-2009 12:05 AM
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What they did was stupid. But I don't think they expected someone to break into their servers and destroy all their data for absolutely no reason. They probably saw no reason to take enterprise level backup precautions.

True. Honestly, if I was in their situation, I doubt I would have too. There was really nothing to gain by hacking the site, so it would have been a waste of money/resources. In hindsight, maybe not, but you know what they say about hindsight...

Grzqbmhy 05-16-2009 02:11 PM
http://futuremark.yougamers.com/foru...d.php?t=103613

LfYaRf1S 05-16-2009 07:15 PM
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Yeah and I wish we could hang each one of them.
By their dangly bits!http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ies/devil1.gif

sleelverrex 05-17-2009 03:08 AM
a backup solution for them could have cost less than 200 bucks.

That is unfortunate though, but it is the world we live.

You always have to assume the worst is going to happen in IT.

themsrsdude 05-17-2009 03:31 AM
soz i got bored.


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