At 05:48 AM 12/15/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>..and howdy back to you,
:-)
>Couple of comments:
>1. The reason that back up software vendors can charge for their products is that
>they provide the fallover/failproof features, tested and guaranteed that you require
>without you having to write the programs yourself (can you do the level of testing
>that they can?).
I agree. But we've made up our minds on that for our own reason. Of course our stuff
won't be as well tested, but ..... it doesn't matter as long as it passes our tests.
>2. Any backup strategy is worthless unless it goes through a full cycle of restore
>onto shiny new hardware. There's only one way to do that. Take some spare hardware
>and do the reinstall.
We intend to do /exactly/ that. My boss is going to get another server just so we an
go through an emergency drill. Why? Because we've found that when doing things like
backups, there's all kinds of things you don't think about until it's "too late" :-).
>3. A honeypot applies to a server on a network (Internet). This server LOOKS like a
>real corporate server, but contains dummy data. It is there to attract the
>hackers/crackers and then log their break ins so that they can be given over to their
>sys admins. You use it to find out break in pathways into your system and harden
>your system.
Yes.....several people have pointed out my mistake with a honeypot. I have the name
switched around with something else. (I read about honeypots and "dumb logging
machines" on rootprompt.org....guess I got mixed up.)
>Hope this helps,
>
>Mark
>
>
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Cedar Creek Software
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Central Texas IT
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