Articles tagged: cloud

Is Online Backup a Good Idea?

Backing up data using an online backup service can be an important part of an overall strategy, but there are important limits and considerations.

Backing up to auto-syncing cloud services is very convenient. But what happens when it syncs your mistake?

Cloud service providers often give us lots of storage we can use for cloud backup. How to use it safely, however, isn’t always obvious.

As security compromises seem to happen regularly, many ask, “Is using the cloud safe?” It’s as safe as you make it.

‘The cloud’ is the latest buzzword for internet-based services. It’s important to understand a few things about cloud security.

All cloud data threats boil down to one of two things. I’ll review them and lay out what you need to do to keep your data is safe in the cloud.

Long term storage of something as precious as photographs warrants some thought. It’s something I care about, and have thought about a lot.

When you put your privacy in the hands of online companies it’s going to boil down to: How much do you trust them?

Not just email, but any information that is anywhere on “the cloud” is subject to backups. That means there is a copy somewhere. Is this a problem?

Make sure you understand how any software you use keeps personal data in the cloud and the steps necessary to delete, or secure, that data.