the cloud bites back ( or cumulus security is all wet and see through )

[Michael Havens]

can you imagine all the spam google has if they save all of our email?
:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:47 PM, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
> Am 06. Aug, 2012 schwätzte Derek Trotter so:
>
> moin moin Derek,
>
>> I read about this earlier today.  Long before today I decided never to
>> trust anything to a cloud.  I made this decision because of all the accounts
>> I've
>
>
> Unfortunately, our data has been in the cloud since long before the cloud
> existed. Anytime you visit a web site, you're leaving data in the cloud.
> Online purchases even more so.
>
>> read over the years of hackers breaking into corporate systems and
>> stealing passwords, credit card numbers and so on.  Also the recent failure
>> of cloud services due to power failures back east reinforced my suspicion of
>> "the cloud".  What good is the data to you if you can't get to it due to a
>> power or equipment failure?
>>
>> I've long believed it's a smart move to backup anything important you're
>> going to put on a laptop or other portable device.  It's too easy for any of
>> these portable devices to get lost, stolen or damaged.  I did read a few
>
>
> Yup. But, I don't backup often enough :(.
>
>> years ago that Google keeps a copy of mail in your gmail account even if
>> you delete it.  If that's true today, Mat should be able to contact Google
>> and get his mail back.
>
>
> Yeah, there's a possibility that he can get his data back. It's bad that
> this type of thing happened where he needs to wonder if that's possible.
>
>> I'm no expert, but I would not suggest trusting anything to a cloud.
>> Sure, encrypt your data before sending to the cloud, but also keep a copy
>> where you can get to it.  If it's really important, keep a copy somewhere
>> besides your home, a safe deposit box perhaps.
>
>
> An important tip there, encrypt the data locally before putting it in the
> cloud. Another important tip you gave, make sure to have a copy of
> anything you need in a place that you can physically access.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
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