One mistake on a computer keyboard… and you’re up the creek…

Here’s a real horror story – the sort of thing anyone depending on their computer fears. Hit the link to read the whole article –

When the moving finger wrongs: Do we have a backup plan? – Business – insider.washingtontimes.com

JUNEAU, Alaska — Everyone who ever sat at a keyboard knows that moment of terror with the realization that a single accidental keystroke has wiped out hours of work. Pity the technician for the Alaska Department of Revenue who wiped out a disk drive containing information for an account worth $38 billion.
    Performing routine maintenance, the technician deleted applicant information for an oil-funded account — one of Alaska residents’ biggest perks — and mistakenly reformatted the backup drive, as well.
    There was still hope until the department discovered its third line of defense, backup tapes, were unreadable.