[Info-vax] Where is EISNER:: and who funds it?

[chris]

On 12/21/21 00:46, Grant Taylor wrote:
> On 12/20/21 4:55 PM, chris wrote:
>> The real issue for many is none of the above, but security of data and
>> who has access to it.
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> Where the data is located has little to do with it's security.

If you say so, but ridiculous comment really.

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>> If the data is commercially sensitive, or for any number of other
>> reasons, the only way to be sure is to keep all the data local.
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> Compare and contrast fully patched system in a co-location facility /
> Virtual Private Server in the cloud which is utilizing disk encryption,
> can't decrypt anything (on boot) without (remote) operator interaction,
> verses a server in an office that hasn't ever been patched and is
> internet accessible.

Cherry picking the most extreme cases as an example is hardly a valid 
argument.

What was that date center that burned down recently ?, took weeks to
get all the customers back up and running and understand that some are
still waiting. Ok, rare event, but trust an external supplier like
that and you really need to understand the risks. That's why companies
with long experience of IT, like Barclays, choose to keep all data local 
onsite...

Chris

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> I won't hesitate for an instance which system will keep data more secure.
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