Fire Drills: an Analog for Verifying Your WordPress Site's Emergency Response Plans
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Without verification your plan is only a hunch. You can choose to verify your plan on your own, on purpose, in controlled circumstances; or while your site is down during the biggest day of your career. Having a plan is only half of the equation. Learn how to test your response plan on your own terms, by planning and executing “fire drills.”
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- 1. Drew Cox on twitter @DrewCoxSA Fire Drills: Do Them UNLESS YOU’RE INTO TRUSTING YOUR FUTURE TO FATE. #FireDrill
- 2. Who am I? ❖ Father of two ! ❖ Husband of one! ❖ Born & Raised Texan! ❖ San Antonian for 9 years! ❖ Big Picture Person! ❖ Very Contextual! ❖ Passions: Exploration, Community, Flavor, Soccer, Urbanity & Libations
- 3. Professional Background ❖ 4 Years @ Rackspace, all in the cloud! ❖ Weekly show focused on best practice! ❖ Worked with hobbyists & Fortune 500! ❖ Passion for startups ! ❖ Major award shows! ❖ Shark Tank! ❖ ‘Reddit’ AKA ‘Oprah Effect’! ❖ Super Bowl Ads! ❖ Strengths: Ideation, Maximizer, Arranger, Connectedness, & Intellection
- 4. Goal #1: I hope to instill in each of you a healthy fear & a healthier curiosity
- 5. Goal #1: I hope to instill in each of you a healthy fear & a healthier curiosity
- 6. Goal #2: I hope to arm you with a few tools that will allow for greater peace of mind
- 7. Goal #2: I hope to arm you with a few tools that will allow for greater peace of mind
- 11. What if…
- 12. Or what if… a server fails?
- 13. Or what if… a server fails? you get hacked?
- 14. Or what if… a server fails? you get hacked? you hit the front page of reddit?!?
- 15. Or what if… a server fails? you get hacked? you hit the front page of reddit?!? you miss an alert because you phone was off?
- 16. Or what if… a server fails? you get hacked? you hit the front page of reddit?!? auto scale = auto fail? you miss an alert because you phone was off?
- 17. Or what if… a server fails? you get hacked? you hit the front page of reddit?!? you get DDoS’d? auto scale = auto fail? you miss an alert because you phone was off?
- 18. Or what if… a server fails? you get hacked? you hit the front page of reddit?!? your domain expires? you get DDoS’d? auto scale = auto fail? you miss an alert because you phone was off?
- 19. Or what if… a server fails? you get hacked? you hit the front page of reddit?!? your domain expires? you get DDoS’d? auto scale = auto fail? you miss an alert because you phone was off? my developer goes rogue?
- 20. Or what if… a server fails? you get hacked? you hit the front page of reddit?!? backups are corrupted? your domain expires? you get DDoS’d? auto scale = auto fail? you miss an alert because you phone was off? my developer goes rogue?
- 21. What if…
- 22. “Safety Rules”
- 28. Middle School
- 30. High School
- 32. College
- 35. “Trust, But Verify” -Ronald Reagan
- 36. “Trust, But Verify” -Ronald Reagan
- 37. “Trust, But Verify” -Ronald Reagan’s ! Translation of a Russian Proverb
- 40. Draw a map of your home. Show all doors and windows. Know your site
- 41. Visit each room. Find two ways out. Review Each Component & Have a Fall Back
- 42. All windows and doors should open easily. You should be able to use them to get outside. Identify Choke Points
- 43. Make sure your home has smoke alarms. Push the test button to make sure each alarm is working. Verify Monitoring Solution
- 44. Pick a meeting place outside. It should be in front of your home. Everyone will meet at the meeting place. Agree on a Collaboration Platform
- 45. Make sure your house or building number can be seen from the street. Brand a ! “Sorry Page”
- 46. Talk about your plan with everyone in your home. Your team needs to know the plan
- 47. Learn the emergency phone number for your fire department. Know Your Escalation Path
- 48. Practice your home fire escape drill! I think you’ve got this one…
- 49. School fire drill regulations are set by individual states Of the 5O States in the Union & DC • 22 Require Monthly Fire Drills! • 8 Front Load the Year With more Frequent Drills! • Texas is more relaxed…
- 51. Texas Fire Drill Regulations ! • Conduct, on each campus, at least one fire drill each month that has 10 or more school days.! ! • Provide all students with developmentally appropriate instruction on fire prevention.! ! • Complete the annual Fire Exit Drill Report form and keep it in your school or school district records for three years (See Texas Addendum to the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule, Section TX- C, 2.b). You no longer send a copy to the State Fire Marshal's Office.!
- 52. Texas Fire Drill Regulations ! • Conduct, on each campus, at least one fire drill each month that has 10 or more school days.! ! • Provide all students with developmentally appropriate instruction on fire prevention.! ! • Complete the annual Fire Exit Drill Report form and keep it in your school or school district records for three years (See Texas Addendum to the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule, Section TX- C, 2.b). You no longer send a copy to the State Fire Marshal's Office.!
- 53. ❖ Monitoring! ❖ Recovery Time (reboot)! ❖ Fail Over! ❖ Backup! ❖ Scale Up! ❖ Scale Down! ❖ Traffic Spike! ❖ DDoS Attack ! ! ! What Needs Verification? ❖ Domain Expiration! ❖ SSL Expiration! ❖ Payment Gateway is down! ❖ Higher Employee! ❖ Fire Employee! ❖ Compromise ! ❖ Re-Seller Conflict! ❖ Etcetera
- 54. ❖ Monitoring! ❖ Recovery Time (reboot)! ❖ Fail Over! ❖ Backup! ❖ Scale Up! ❖ Scale Down! ❖ Traffic Spike! ❖ DDoS Attack ! ! ! What Needs Verification? ❖ Domain Expiration! ❖ SSL Expiration! ❖ Payment Gateway is down! ❖ Higher Employee! ❖ Fire Employee! ❖ Compromise ! ❖ Re-Seller Conflict! ❖ Etcetera
- 55. Fire Drill Process 1. Make a plan! 2. Document your plan! 3. Schedule the fire drill (off hours)! 4. Run the fire drill! 5. Identify room for improvement! 6. Implement changes! 7. Repeat
- 56. Tips & Tricks Historical issues are great places to start! ! ! ! ! !
- 57. Tips & Tricks
- 58. Tips & Tricks Test run all patches & upgrades pre-prod! ! ! ! ! !
- 59. Tips & Tricks Identify high value/risk portions of your site! ! ! ! ! !
- 60. Tips & Tricks Modular solutions can be tested in isolation
- 61. Tips & Tricks Load test to mitigate for high traffic events
- 62. Fire Drills: Do Them!