I would consider lost key quite a serious risk. I have copy of files I worked on the last months on CD/DVD or whatever they name the disks nowaday.
If computer break down or does not work for other reason i install the software again. On Mon, 4 Apr 2016 11:00:35 -0400 Tom Easterday <[email protected]> wrote: > For offsite backup I would highly recommend of CrashPlan. It works on Mac, > Win, and Linux. It allows for strong private key encryption of all data > during backup and on the servers. Recovery of files is easy and since you > are downloading it is usually quite fast assuming you have fast internet > access. It takes a while (days or even weeks) for the initial backup to > complete but once there incrementals happens in the background. > > -Tom > > > On Apr 4, 2016, at 10:49 AM, Rick Lair <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > So what would you recommend on my desktop PC in my office, that I do > > everything on, that I just converted over to Linux Mint? > > > > Rick > > > >> On 04/04/2016 10:43 AM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > >> A backup of important files stored at other location or other place not > >> likely to be affected by the same misshap is always good. > >> > >> > >> On Mon, 4 Apr 2016 07:33:21 -0700 > >> Jerry Scharf <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Rick, > >>> > >>> The family of software you mentioned are there to try to protect you when > >>> you bring new things onto the machine. > >>> > >>> Anti-virus is for finding bad programs that have been added to the > >>> machine. > >>> If you stick to only installing things that are downloaded from the debian > >>> distro and things you can vouch for yourself, then this becomes a > >>> non-issue. If you are loading up many random tools on the machine, then it > >>> may become an issue. > >>> > >>> Now comes the bad news about anti-virus. They offer marginal protection at > >>> best. It's not that they don't work, it's that its a complex target and > >>> there is only so much that can be found in file signatures. > >>> > >>> The best safety comes from caution. Don't load anything on the linux-cnc > >>> machine that doesn't need to be there. Don't have a browser on that > >>> machine. Do minimal development on the machine and only with well trusted > >>> tools. Vet everything extra you load onto the machines and keep up with > >>> the > >>> disrto security patches. Don't stick a thumb drive into the machine unless > >>> you personally formatted it on a clean machine. > >>> > >>> FWIW, I don't run ant-virus on my machines. > >>> > >>> jerry > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 6:55 AM, Rick Lair <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hello Guys, > >>>> > >>>> Is there any need for any anti-virus/malware/spyware software on my > >>>> linux machines, I have never thought about, but last week I switched my > >>>> desktop over to Mint from XP, and wasn't sure what security measures are > >>>> needed, I wasn't ever really concerned about the CNC's, but now with my > >>>> desktop, it got me wondering. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> > >>>> Rick > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Emc-users mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Jerry Scharf > >>> FINsix IT > >>> 650.285.6361 w > >>> 650.279.7017 m > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Emc-users mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Emc-users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
