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[Discuss] Revisiting VMWare ESX backup options
- Subject: [Discuss] Revisiting VMWare ESX backup options
- From: richb at pioneer.ci.net (Rich Braun)
- Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 09:34:43 -0800
- In-reply-to: <mailman.5.1414947605.18682.discuss@blu.org>
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Richard Pieri <richard.pieri at gmail.com> wrote: > And you've completely missed the point. Whatever...I think you enjoy saying that to me... :-) > I wrote "anything that adds unnecessary complexity". You ignored my own point about the unnecessary complexity of mobile phones (for 99.99% of users). It's a f'ing red herring. Repeat. > If you maintain good physical security then there is no need to encrypt > your devices and backups. And I'm making the following point not to you but to all the other readers of BLU: ignore two dominant trends in data devices at your peril. (1) the rise of cloud storage, and (2) the shrinking size of personal devices (be they servers for home/business, or handheld mobile devices). Burglary, theft, extortion, hacking, and other crimes aren't just imaginary. As we get closer to the point of being able to store all the world's knowledge in a device that can be lost between the sofa cushions, encrypting it becomes a higher priority. Disagree if you like, I don't really care. "Easily lost or stolen" gadgets or briefcases/boxes of backup media routinely disappear from workplaces and homes alike. Denial of crime statistics won't keep you safer, and it won't help you retain employment as a cyber-security engineer. Looking forward to the flame-fest that this posting triggers. But hopefully we can learn to sit on our hands like back in the '90s. -rich
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