# Learning Lessons from Incidents

DevFeed: [Learning Lessons from Incidents](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/learning-lessons-from-incidents-36866.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/learning-lessons-from-incidents/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2017-03-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>)

Tags: [2017](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2017.md>), [amazon-s3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon-s3.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incident.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>), [operational](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operational.md>), [recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recovery.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>)

## AI overview

The article reflects on lessons from the February 2017 Amazon S3 incident and compares them with safety practices in security and other systems. It argues that incidents attributed to human error should prompt examination of design, safeguards, and root causes.

## Source excerpt

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