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Recovering from a server disk failure: The shortcomings of NTBCKUP

2008-03-17 17:03:07 by Brien Posey in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Recovering a server from a system volume failure can still be tricky, even if you have a backup. In this tip, learn how to recover a Windows Server 2003 with a full system state backup from a server disk failure, and read about some shortcomings of the NTBCKUP tool and how to get around those issues
 
Tags: server disk failure, server, system, system volume failure, windows server, shortcomings, ntbckup tool, backup, issues
 
 
 
 
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What Constitutes A $7B Control Failure?

2008-01-25 16:01:33 by Chris McClean in Security & Risk Management
 
...failure occurred when he was able to circumvent security systems and escalate his trading privileges. As organizations continue to focus on developing their enterprise risk management programs, this story reminds us that it requires an understanding of how the various types of risk (operational, market, credit, etc.) are often intertwined
 
Tags: wall street journal, control failure, risk, 31-year-old jrme kerviel, companys risk management, story, kerviel, story reminds, coverage
 
 
 
 
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Recovering domain controllers after a server disk failure

2008-04-01 00:00:00 by Brien Posey in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
...failure, it is important to remember that each domain controller in the domain shares a replicated copy of the Active Directory database. When you restore a backup of a domain controller, Windows will use a process called backfilling to bring the domain controller's Active Directory database back up to date. Essentially, this means looking at...
 
Tags: domain controller, active directory database, domain controllers, system volume failure, special procedures, recent change, copy, domain shares, process
 
 
 
 
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Vendor disk failure rates: Myth or metric?

2008-04-04 05:19:32 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Using mean time between failure as a way to measure disk drive reliability is misleading to end users who are being told their drives will last 1 million to 1.5 million hours, or 114 to 170 years. One study found that some disk drive replacement rates were greater than one in 10 and grew steadily with age
 
Tags: million hours, disk drive replacement, million, failure, steadily, time, users, age, study
 
 
 
 
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Failure to patch flaw exposes data on 60,000 at Antioch

2008-04-04 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Antioch University's failure to patch a Solaris flaw exposed data on more than 60,000 individuals
 
Tags: failure, solaris flaw, data, patch, antioch university, individuals
 
 
 
 
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Vulnerabilities in Antivirus Software - Conflict of Interest

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2008-07-24 04:38:07 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...failure of communication between those finding them and those failing to acknowledge them as vulnerabilities in general, harms the customer. How they get count, and how is their severity measured in a situation where a vulnerability bypassing the scanning method of an antivirus software allowing malware to sneak in, is less important than a...
 
Tags: vulnerabilities, day vulnerabilities, security vulnerabilities, antivirus software, day vulnerabilities auction, software vulnerabilities, products, runs claims, security products
 
 
 
 
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Is fear the only think stopping you from telling your security vendor to take a hike?

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2008-06-20 16:40:47 by HASH0x8b72460 in StillSecure, After All These Years
...failure, fear of loss, fear, fear, fear. Is there anything besides fear that motivates people For me it comes down to the carrot or the stick. The carrot being the reward. So making money or however you measure success is certainly motivating. The stick is failure. Their are consequences of failure. But really isn't success and failure two...
 
Tags: fear, security, useless products, products, security vendors, useless security products, useless, failure, success
 
 
 
 
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Is fear the only think stopping you from telling your security vendor to take a hike?

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2008-06-20 17:40:47 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
...failure, fear of loss, fear, fear, fear. Is there anything besides fear that motivates people For me it comes down to the carrot or the stick. The carrot being the reward. So making money or however you measure success is certainly motivating. The stick is failure. Their are consequences of failure. But really isn't success and failure two...
 
Tags: fear, security, useless products, products, security vendors, useless security products, useless, failure, success
 
 
 
 
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Babies and bath water

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2008-03-21 16:13:09 by HASH0x8b4bc58 in StillSecure, After All These Years
...failure is not a failure of NAC technology, but rather a failure of Lockdown's execution. NAC still solves problems that customers have. Done right, NAC is valuable and will find its place in the security world. Over the past few days there have been more people people jumping on the "NAC sucks" bandwagon than their were vendors coming out...
 
Tags: nac, cover nac, nac technology, nac sucks, nac solutions, nac companies, live nac, lockdown, lockdown networks