It’s a question in the back of every sysadmin’s mind. What am I going to do if/when I get hacked? Well, in all actuality there isn’t much of a choice. Once you’ve been compromised, the only option is to wipe it clean and restore from backups (you do have backups, right?) It makes perfect sense that we prefer avoiding the situation altogether as opposed to picking up the pieces afterwards. Unfortunately there isn’t anything you can do to guarantee your server’s safety, but there is a lot that can be done to increase your odds. FastServers wants to help keep you out of a painful situation, and we’ve just taken a big step in the right direction.

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The proof is in the pudding. And/or the Sun-Times. Mayhap they messed up the portion on the revenues, and/or we’re going to have to let the majority of every employee in each department at FastServers.Net depart at their (our) earliest convenience(s)… but thankfully, surely I jest… just as surely as Jay Mariotti & Co. botched that particular detail…

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