<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">Hi Chris,</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 11:03 PM, chrismacko80 <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chrismacko80@gmail.com" target="_blank">chrismacko80@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Sam Silvester - Really thanking you on your level head over these<br>
concerns. <br>
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I'm concerned for our industry as a whole given that we don't have<br>
sufficient physical security in place from the looks of things and to<br>
what extent other countries want to disrupt our freedoms and ways of<br>
life. Can anyone suggest an appropriate provider that may be able to<br>
offer a cost effective solution for scanning devices as we take<br>
possession of them at the data centre? Is there any data centres that<br>
are actually protected against this risk in Australia?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I'd disagree with you on our industry having sufficient physical security in place, and I also disagree that it's a risk that is practical enough and of sufficient potential damage to be worth anything more than a quick mental exercise in 'is this far-fetched or likely?' - at which point it can then be promptly put in the category of 'thought about it, nothing further needing to be done'.</div><div><br>So on that basis; no, I am not aware of a cost effective solution for scanning devices - I'd put any such thing into the category of 'security theatre' - it might make people feel safer if they don't think it through, but it doesn't add anything overall to the security offered and would just drive up costs.</div><div><br></div><div>Had some fun in the office with a few team mates coming up with as many fun ways to damage data centres we could including drones yesterday however ;) That's heaps more topical I reckon.</div><div><br></div><div>Sam</div></div></div></div>