Always good to have a local backup as well, but offsite backup is essential if you really care about the data. With CrashPlan there is an option, I believe, where they hold the key as well and can therefore decrypt data if you happen to lose the key.
However, making sure you don't lose the key is not that difficult. I have the key in three locations (devices) so losing the key would be extremely unlikely. -Tom > On Apr 4, 2016, at 11:30 AM, Nicklas Karlsson <nicklas.karlsso...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 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 <tom-...@bgp.nu> 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 <r...@superiorroll.com> 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 <jsch...@finsix.com> 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 <r...@superiorroll.com> 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 >>>>>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jerry Scharf >>>>> FINsix IT >>>>> 650.285.6361 w >>>>> 650.279.7017 m >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
