Four disks were believed stolen from the Walldorf facility, at least one containing company data
The news story from The Register discusses a significant incident where SAP’s data center was impacted due to an SSD failure, leading to data loss and system outages. This incident underscores the critical importance of proper data storage and the risks associated with hardware failures. While the article doesn’t specifically mention data theft, it highlights the potential vulnerabilities and the catastrophic consequences of not having robust data protection and hardware maintenance protocols in place.
In the context of data security, this incident serves as a stark reminder of the importance of hard drive destruction and secure data disposal. When decommissioning storage devices, simply erasing data isn’t always sufficient to prevent data recovery. Physical destruction of the hard drives ensures that the data is irretrievable, safeguarding against unauthorized access and potential data breaches.
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For more details on the incident and its implications, you can read the full story on The Register’s website: SSD failure takes down SAP data center, knocks services offline.