{"id":4822,"date":"2020-12-25T07:14:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T12:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nexela.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=4822"},"modified":"2023-03-20T15:30:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:30:48","slug":"it-hard-a-reimagined-christmas-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nexela.com\/?p=4822","title":{"rendered":"IT Hard: A Reimagined Christmas Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>During this time of year, many people like to sit back and reminisce upon favorite stories from the past. We figured we\u2019d join in the fun by reimagining what many argue to be a holiday classic: <strong>Die Hard<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let\u2019s take a few moments to consider how the story might play out if the action were to take place today\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>John stepped out of the party, pulling out the pack of nicotine gum his doctor had recommended. Popping in a piece, he started chewing and loosened his tie for a moment. Things were going much better with Holly, better than he had dared imagine they would. The party was fun, and the night had gone off without a hitch so far. John smiled. Things seemed to be looking up.<\/p>\n<p>Holly stepped out into the styled hallway of Nakatomi Plaza next to him, glasses in hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving fun?\u201d She smiled at him, handing him a fresh drink.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I actually am. Takagi seems really nice. I just had to get away from that Ellis guy for a second. He\u2019s got some nerve, doesn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe does. I\u2019m glad his days here are numbered\u2026 the cleaning crews found another stash of his.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHmm\u2026 he must have missed some.\u201d John joked.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Holly\u2019s eyes lit up. \u201cWant to hear something really crazy? I was just talking to our head of IT\u2026 apparently, there was a big cyberattack today!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh yeah?\u201d John was intrigued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah.\u201d Holly sipped her cocktail. \u201cApparently, some hacking group calling themselves the Theo Collective tried shutting down Nakatomi Corp this morning. They sent an email to one of the sales reps that looked like it came from a prospective client. It had an attachment that wound up locking the team out of an important drive. They got a message and everything, saying that if they didn\u2019t pay up, all of the files would be deleted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John nodded. \u201cYeah, I heard about that from one of the guys in cyber. Something called ransomware, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was it. Anyways, it was bad news, because the data also had the credentials to get into the company\u2019s finances. Between you and me, that meant they had access to well over a billion dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver a billion?\u201d John couldn\u2019t help but react to that number.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah! This virus, HANS.grub3r, had completely shut us down this morning. Full red alert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, what did you do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holly took another sip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, according to Carole, they\u2019ve been working with this external company to help manage their IT\u2026 a company called Nexela. Nexela is a managed IT provider that assists us with our systems. They help us make sure that everything is up-to-date and secure, stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John nodded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, how did that help?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarole said that Nexela has been keeping a backup of our systems. I didn\u2019t know this, but there\u2019s actually a copy of our entire IT infrastructure stored in the cloud, automatically updated with any changes made. So, whenever I make a new document or spreadsheet, a copy of all my work is stored elsewhere within minutes. Pretty cool, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John nodded, and Holly continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen HANS.grub3r got into our system, Nexela was ready. All they had to do to help us was completely reset everything and then take the copy stored in our backup and restore the data from there. We were even able to work from the backup while they did so. All in all, we lost maybe a half an hour\u2026 nothing compared to what could have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holly paused to take another sip while John looked on, impressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasically, thanks to this backup, you guys could just delete everything and it\u2019s \u2018Happy trails, HANS?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYep,\u201d said Holly, looking pleased. \u201cSo, thanks to Nexela, Christmas\u2014and let\u2019s face it, the entire company\u2014is saved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell then, yippee ki yay.\u201d He held out his arm, offering it to his wife. \u201cShall we?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smiling, Holly took his arm, and they rejoined the party.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE END<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Obviously, this version of Die Hard doesn\u2019t compete with the action-packed original, but how often do you really want your business\u2019 security to be action-packed? Fortunately, you can enjoy the same services that Nexela offered the fictional Nakatomi Corporation in real life. Make a New Year\u2019s resolution to give us a call about our managed services at (215) 525-3223.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the meantime, have a very happy holiday season from the entire team at Nexela!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During this time of year, many people like to sit back and reminisce upon favorite stories from the past. We figured we\u2019d join in the fun by reimagining what many argue to be a holiday classic: Die Hard. 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