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2016 Postmortem

TheBlackAdder

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5. If it's an internal cloud, no problems. Once it leaves your data center, the NSA also snapshots it.

Reply to scscholar (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 01:04 AM

Jun 2016

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Indemnity insurance, so when the records are compromised, there's some protection.

But, the damage done to good will and trust is incalculable.

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Database error leaves 150 million voter records exposed online [View all] insta8er Jun 2016 OP

"compiled by the voter information brokerage" - so these were records that were sold to a client. PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #1

Internet accessed Cloud Storage is one of the most insecure mediums-Indemnity Insurance is Required. TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 #2

And, my company is moving credit card info to the cloud! scscholar Jun 2016 #3

If it's an internal cloud, no problems. Once it leaves your data center, the NSA also snapshots it. TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 #5

If you've ever voted in an internet poll, MineralMan Jun 2016 #4