Re: [PLUG] Physically Secure Backup Disk

[Steve Litt via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Walt Mankowski via plug said on Fri, 12 May 2023 16:02:00 -0400

>Seems to me one option would be to keep the disks that are in rotation
>but not currently in use in the fire safe. You’d lose your most recent
>data in case of a fire, but hopefully not the bulk of your data.

I think most gun safes would protect up to 400 degrees or something
like that. A lot of people already have gun safes.

>
>Another option beside the fire safe would be a safe deposit box at
>your local bank. This would give you offside backups without worrying
>about the data getting intercepted during transit. (Unless you’re
>mugged on the way to your bank.)

I do this. I highly recommend getting a box high off the floor so a
flood won't mess it up. For extra credit, put it in a plastic baggie
with a drier pouch to guard against flood and humidity, and for extra
special credit put it in a steel container to lessen the effects of EMP.

Of course if there's a serious EMP incident, the bank will never
open again anyway. I stash my home backups in a very small (maybe 2
gallon) steel garbage can with a tight fitting lid. Obviously, in the
event of a real EMP attack, I'd have much bigger fish to fry, but maybe
some day a long time after, it would be useful to have. And if the EMP
is just from a Coronal Mass Ejection, I could probably get up and
running pretty quickly.

SteveT

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