#975 – Dealing With Proprietary Backup Formats

Backup formats

A common, and legitimate concern is that most backup programs will create backups -- particularly image backups -- in a proprietary format only that program can read.

It's not something I worry about, mostly because I think of backups a specific way.

I explain all in this week's feartured: Dealing With Proprietary Backup Formats

Also this week

• Application risk.
• Four random words vs. 16 random characters?
• Dictionary attacks.
• Public keys and SSH (geeky!).

As always, links below.

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Featured Article

Dealing With Proprietary Backup Formats
Will you be able to read them two decades from now? Will you want to?

If your backup program writes to a proprietary format, you may not be able to access it decades from now. I'll discuss how to prepare.
Read: Dealing With Proprietary Backup Formats

Also This Week on Ask Leo!

Every Application Adds Risk While there's no such thing as zero risk, you can take steps to minimize it.
Everything you download adds risk. Be safer using my three guidelines. Read: Every Application Adds Risk

How Can Four Random Words Possibly Be More Secure Than 16 Random Characters? Time for some very big numbers.
Passphrases are just as secure as passwords -- perhaps even more so -- and are easier to remember if needed. Read: How Can Four Random Words Possibly Be More Secure Than 16 Random Characters?

What's a Dictionary Attack? An attack based on lists and persistence.
A dictionary attack is a common brute-force way of achieving a hacker's goal. The goal of a dictionary attack could range from compromising your system to sending spam. Read: What's a Dictionary Attack?

How Do I Create and Use Public Keys with SSH?
SSH and SFTP Public Key Authentication requires you to create a public/private key pair. We'll look at how to create and then use those keys. Read: How Do I Create and Use Public Keys with SSH?

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How Do I Create and Use Public Keys with SSH? SSH and SFTP Public Key Authentication requires that you create a public/private key pair. We'll look at how to create, and then use, those keys. Watch: How Do I Create and Use Public Keys with SSH?

What's a Dictionary Attack? A dictionary attack is a common brute-force way of achieving a hacker's goal. The goal of a dictionary attack could range from compromising your system to sending spam. Watch: What's a Dictionary Attack?

How Can Four Random Words Possibly Be More Secure Than 16 Random Characters? Passphrases which are four random words can be more secure than passwords -- perhaps even more so -- and are easier to remember if needed. Watch: How Can Four Random Words Possibly Be More Secure Than 16 Random Characters?

Dealing With Proprietary Backup Formats If your backup program writes to a proprietary format, you may not be able to access it decades from now. I'll discuss how you need to prepare. Watch: Dealing With Proprietary Backup Formats

Every Application Adds Risk Everything you download adds risk. Be safer using my three guidelines. Watch: Every Application Adds Risk

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