What have you done today thread?

[Greenman]

They only have one IT person. It was me. Then they sacked my replacement after 6 months and made the technical (product expert) guy who used to sit next to me IT Manager because he knew how to reset passwords. They're proper fucked if they can't find that encryption key (that I didn't even know existed, so I'm glad it didn't happen on my shift).

Any update?

As of 6pm on Friday, they were still fucked.

All four European offices are down. All the data (15tb of it) is there in the cloud backup, they just can't decrypt it. I can't see the business being able to continue trading without the ERP (four separate instances of SAP Business One).

I think the biggest problem was the rush to flatten the existing server estate because they thought they could restore from the cloud. Restores had been tested, but using the on-prem Veeam Enterprise Manager that had the encryption key cached, wasn't until they tried to restore to fresh installed Hosts with the Enterprise manager not available (it was on-prem and wiped) they realised you needed the keys.

It's quite sobering how fucked a company is without it's data and how easily that data can be taken away.

With hindsight, they would have been better off paying the ransom.

I've been joking around the fact that some companies (and schools) put so much encryption and security processes in place that soon you wont be able to get into your own data/systems, it seems this has come true in your companies case.

A MAT around my way (CSET) had a ransomware attack on a cluster of 28 schools, i think they ended up paying numerous hundreds of thousands of pounds to recover some of it. It also highlighted the fact they had no backups for any of their primary schools. The LA then forced the schools to come with them for support as the MAT's IT dept was forced to close. Ironically they didn't give them this as a choice as they said if they chose to go with a 3'rd party IT support company like the one i work for they wouldn't give them access to the data they had managed to recover, so in theory they ransomed the ransomed data back to the school!

Why wasn't someone monitoring the backups and doing a test recovery to ensure they are working at least once a month at your place?

[KungFooBob]

I've been left 10 months. I did test restores when I was there.

The problem is the testing wasn't good enough. Yes they could restore data using the on-prem enterprise manager because it had the keys cached. I used it for full vms and individual files all the time.

Soon as the enterprise manager is out of the picture you have to use the key you made a note of when you configured the job.

Their noted key doesn't work. Might be a typo, might be the jobs were deleted and new ones created without the owner updating the notes.

Either way, it's not my problem, which I'm unbelievably pleased about.

[Greenman]

I've been left 10 months. I did test restores when I was there.

The problem is the testing wasn't good enough. Yes they could restore data using the on-prem enterprise manager because it had the keys cached. I used it for full vms and individual files all the time.

Soon as the enterprise manager is out of the picture you have to use the key you made a note of when you configured the job.

Their noted key doesn't work. Might be a typo, might be the jobs were deleted and new ones created without the owner updating the notes.

Either way, it's not my problem, which I'm unbelievably pleased about.

I take it who ever created the key and has not got the correct key is in the shit then?

If that would of been me, i would of copied and pasted the key, took a picture of it, sent it to myself on email and saved it on about 3 different secure network drives to make sure i had it safe, too paranoid about those things myself after i had a bit locker issue with a missing or incorrectly written key about a year ago.

[gremlin]

Der! Just keep a spare key under the flowerpot by the front door.

[ZRX61]

Woke up at 10am... probably a result of yesterdays LAX run & stopping for nosh on the way home.

[Noggin]

Did some walking. Chatted with a brit friend that I rarely see. Second time in two days

Came home to make christmas puddings!! One reasonable size as it seems I might have a visitor/visitors over christmas A couple of smaller ones as gifts

Finished off the Viennese Whirls

Went out to walk around again and see my fav winter friend at his new place - they are still working on it, so I got to see a bit of the progress

Came home and did some admin and lots of cross stitch!! LOL

Oh, also, got a message from a mate that needed help. There's a secure way of connecting to certain French administration websites. Only it seems that for some of these sites, the system has been changed to a 'so called' secure phone app. Downside for my mate is they don't have good enough internet for the phone at home, nor do either of them have an up to date smart phone that will download the app. The only way she could get access was for me to download the app, enter her details and the code they'd text to her and agree that I was her so then she could go into the website - well, after the app pinged me to get me to confirm the access was ok!!!

Apparently the reviews are that this is very much NOT a secure app!!! She was exceptionally unimpressed!! All to get at some funding that she has to do some french lessons!! LOL


Also, I got my sleep completely out of sync after the mammoth trip home but think I've sorted it (roughly) now cos I'm shattered - and I didn't walk that far!! LOL So, don't think I'll be doing much after the Strictly catch up prog that's on now!! LOL

Early night as hitching to the valley in the morning for coffee with a mate

[v8-powered]

Pool man delivers me bad news after pressure testing.
Buried pipe from plant room to pool has gone pop, probably on an old galvanised fitting somewhere - going to have to lift patio and pool surround to replace the complete run. Kerching!!!!!

Insurance?

Have considered that - will see what the quote comes back at.
Our pool guy will do as a 'private' job, as he did with our ASHP, so hoping not too many ££££s

£2100 worse off now.....

[Yorick]

Insurance?

Have considered that - will see what the quote comes back at.
Our pool guy will do as a 'private' job, as he did with our ASHP, so hoping not too many ££££s

£2100 worse off now.....

Bugger

[Noggin]

Been arguing with the Monster


FFS, I've changed brake pads loads. In theory this should be simple.

Came home ot have a breather and destress by making a christmas cake!!


Back to the garage this afternoon!!


Will start a thread about the brakes as need advice!! LOL

[gremlin]

Will start a thread about the brakes as need advice!! LOL

As long as you give the the face of the pads a liberal lick of axle grease you won't go far wrong.



Disclaimer: The above is a JOKE. Neither myself, nor RTTL or its affiliates recommend greasing brake pads, although if you read the above and do, you're doing the gene pool a favour in the long run.

[Noggin]

Will start a thread about the brakes as need advice!! LOL

As long as you give the the face of the pads a liberal lick of axle grease you won't go far wrong.



Disclaimer: The above is a JOKE. Neither myself, nor RTTL or its affiliates recommend greasing brake pads, although if you read the above and do, you're doing the gene pool a favour in the long run.

I know I'm a bit daft, but even I know not to axle grease the face of the pads!! A light spray of WD40 stops the squeaks, no??!!

[Bustaspoke]

In the garage testing ignition compents on the currentley sparkless XT600 and as it's finally stopped raining for a day I've been winching & digging these out of my little pond.I only put the pond in 3 years ago & I'm made up that it's got frogs or toads in it,but these waters edge plants have seeded & tried to take over.They weren't even there 3 years back



This afternoon's dilema,pushbike or motorbike..

[Taipan]

Insurance?

Have considered that - will see what the quote comes back at.
Our pool guy will do as a 'private' job, as he did with our ASHP, so hoping not too many ££££s

£2100 worse off now.....

Ouch, but you'll soon forget that next summer!

[Ditchfinder]

Dropped the drop links off the Triumph off at the mechanic for him to press the new bearings in ready for me to try and rebuild it all at the weekend.

[MingtheMerciless]

Rode the pushbike to railway station at Lewes to catch the train to work (13miles). Realised it was a strike day so rode 13 miles home to ride to work on the motorbike. There has been much piss taking by my colleagues.

[Taipan]

I was told by Specsavers I need to wear my glasses to meet the required standards of vision when driving? So I rode the AT with my bifocals on the other day. The At has quite an informative dashboard which I'd never seen properly before! So today when I picked my new specs up I asked about prescription lensed sunglasses and transition lenses etc. So I ordered up a pair of transitioned lens bifocals to help with riding in the low winter sun. I was advised they dont work well, if at all, in cars as the windscreens normally block the UV light that causes the lens to react, but I really want them for the bike, so its all good.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Aren't visors UV filtering too?

[v8-powered]

Have considered that - will see what the quote comes back at.
Our pool guy will do as a 'private' job, as he did with our ASHP, so hoping not too many ££££s

£2100 worse off now.....

Ouch, but you'll soon forget that next summer!

Indeed - that will be circa 7k we've thrown at it this year!

[Taipan]

Aren't visors UV filtering too?

Don't really use it with the high screen on the AT. Shame the MX helmet gets so much buffeting or i'd remove it altogether. On my road lid I ride with the visor up all the time, so i guess i could remove it if it hinders the lenses operation?

[Horse]

I was advised they dont work well, if at all, in cars as the windscreens normally block the UV light that causes the lens to react, but I really want them for the bike, so its all good.

There are some available that do.

https://www.optilabs.com/drivewear/

Transitions Drivewear® are the ultimate combination for both sport and driving. The lenses will adjust fully behind the windscreen of the car unlike other photochromic lenses.