Why All The Scare Stories?

I spoke at the EuroCloud event earlier this week in London and one of the questions the moderator asked was ‘why all the scare stories?’ The flippant reply was, that without them there wouldn’t be much to say! But the follow on response was that we need to learn. Every story, whether it’s security, data leaks or availability, that hits the news of something less-than-good happening is an opportunity to check internal processes and procedures.

  • What would we do if this happened to us?
  • What do we do to ensure that this won’t happen to us?
  • How do we prevent this happening in the short term?
  • What about our suppliers and partners?

So the next time you hear of something in the press, don’t just sit back and think ‘it won’t happen to me’, make sure that it won’t (and be able to prove it) and ensure that your partners and suppliers are equally well prepared.

Guy Bunker

January 22, 2010 | Filed Under Availability, Cloud computing, security 

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