On 1 Nov 2014, at 17:48, andrew lancaster wrote:
I have just read this and wondered if this is common? Worried me
rather...
http://www.wired.com/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/all/
Sent from my iPhone
it's possible but less likely than in those days (ha! two years ago...).
Many of the things exposed in that have been partially or completely
rectified but it's still possible.
It's the same old boring advice.
- Have you got a safe back-up? Is there one offsite? (I recommend
backblaze and here's the sign-up link that gives me a free month:D)
- Are your passwords secure and unique?
The amount of trouble you take with those two questions is the level of
security you will get. Here's the bit few people get so I'm going to
shout.
YOU WILL MISS YOUR PHOTOS MORE THAN ANY OF YOUR OTHER FILES INCLUDING
ALL THE MONEY!
All those pictures of partner/holiday/children/family/friends/enemies
are the most irreplaceable items. People always think 'ah well it's just
work documents/email/etc' but photos are what pepole regret losing the
most.
More on back-up
- a nearby clone is handy (exact copy) if you have sudden disk failure
because the chances are it is close and therefore easy to back-up
quickly and frequently -- but if you're burgled/similar, it will be
destroyed along with the computer
- an online back-up is safe from that kid of problem but will cost you
something (thus backblaze)
- A combination of Time Machine and clones is best
Having learned from my and others' experience, my back-up set-up is like
this
- clone of start-up drive on one drive
- TM on another drive
- backblaze backup continuously
- all important files on Dropbox
More on passwords
- the more paranoid you get, the better; there's lots of advice out
there.
- The more 2-step authentication etc you set up, the safer, including
from yourself. I am currently still trying to recover my gmail account
because I lost Authenticator access when I upgraded my phone (the
back-up didn't restore its authenticated status). Be careful, give
plenty of information to recover such things.
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