(21 July 2012, 17:22)bigpaul Wrote: i knew someone who said"a computer is only as good as the person who programmed it!"
Or, one junior, inexperienced technician recruited in Hyderabad working on the NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank servers.
All he (or she) did was delete loads of files after a software upgrade on both the active and backup systems. A simple mistake by an inexperienced person.
Bank shares plunged 1.7 Billion and it also cost 100 million to put right and for compensation.
I've done silly things. Loads of computer technicians have done silly's at some time (although most would never admit it).
Now think about this. It wasn't deliberate.
Just imagine if it was a terrorist group well versed in computer sabotage.