Re:DigitalOcean leaks customer data between VMs
by csdreamer7 on Monday December 30, 2013 @05:55AM
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I have to agree with the other posters, this response is disappointing. The initial concern the other posters have is obviously the lack of a secure default.
Now i've known about this for quite some time and I mostly use DO for development and testing Chef recipes so I don't have an issue with it being off by default. I love the transparent $5 pricing. But I also don't store sensitive information on DO, yet. I also assumed when I was a newbie any sensitive info would be deleted.
The easiest option would be to include a notice next to that checkbox that if there was any sensitive information you should select this option. I understand that SSD wiping would drive up your costs. Another option would be to switch to mechanical hard drives. I don't how easy that option is with your setup.
Now i've known about this for quite some time and I mostly use DO for development and testing Chef recipes so I don't have an issue with it being off by default. I love the transparent $5 pricing. But I also don't store sensitive information on DO, yet. I also assumed when I was a newbie any sensitive info would be deleted.
The easiest option would be to include a notice next to that checkbox that if there was any sensitive information you should select this option. I understand that SSD wiping would drive up your costs. Another option would be to switch to mechanical hard drives. I don't how easy that option is with your setup.