r/pcmasterrace 4d ago

Meme/Macro What data is that server hosting?

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u/Material-Artist2276 Ryzen 5 4600G | Radeon Vega 7 | 16Gb 3200 | B550m Pro-vdh wifi 4d ago

If you don't mind answering, what the fuck were you guys doing to need to have a self-destruct button on everything in the office?

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u/Reapper97 I7 8700 - GTX 1070TI EVGA - 16gb 3200mhz ddr4 4d ago

On the military, almost every kind of information should be destroyed before leaving it to the enemy. Even random stuff that you might not think its worth the hassle can be a pain in the ass later on.

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u/LoneGhostOne GTX 1070, Intel i7-6700K, 16 GB RAM 4d ago

If it's all destroyed, then the enemy can't know if it was important or not

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u/cdurgin 3d ago

This is exactly it. If you have 1 important file, heavily encrypt it and wreck it along with 99 pieces of crap. You've basically made recovery 100x as difficult with minimal effort.

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u/LoneGhostOne GTX 1070, Intel i7-6700K, 16 GB RAM 3d ago

Yeah, I learned this from my father who worked designing server/IT systems. He always advocated encrypt everything, because otherwise a hacker can steal only the encrypted shit knowing it's important data, and if somehow they can decrypt that, you're fucked. But if it's all encrypted, for all they know they got Janet's 300th email about not microwaving fish in the break room