• Backups 102 and 2FA restore fail

  • Feb 13 2021
  • Length: 17 mins
  • Podcast

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Backups 102 and 2FA restore fail

  • Summary

  • It's not just data that we need to back up. We also need to back up processes. I recently failed to do that and I share a story of woe from my phone breaking my two-factor authentication.

    TOPICS

    * story about 2FA backup methods

    * 3-2-1

    * backup to external drives

    * consider encryption

    * how often? as often as your data changes....

    * two local drives - continuous backup vs point in time

    HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME

    * Do you first (next?) backup.

    * Extra credit: Do a test restore!

    LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE

    * Authy - two-factor authentication (2FA) app

    * Apple TimeMachine (macOS and Mac OS X only)

    * Microsoft Authenticator - two-factor authentication (2FA) app

    * SanDisk 256GB USB Flash Drive

    * Seagate Backup Plus Portable 5TB for Windows or Mac

    * VeraCrypt - encryption software for Windows Mac, and Linux (warning, not incredibly user friendly -- I'll cover this more humanely in the future)

    * Windows Backup (Windows 8.1 only)


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