ROBERT C. MCCRACKEN

Digital Backup: Ideas to Save Your Digital Life

Where Did the Data Go?

ELECTRONIC CHARGES DEVELOPED IN BASE II MATHEMATICS

+ AND - ON/OFF 0’S OR 1’S

Data: What Is It?

EVERYWHEREELECTRONIC DATA IS STORED SOMEWHERE ON

SOMETHING

Data Where Is It?

STORAGE MEDIA INVOLVES SOME TYPE OF MECHANICAL MATERIAL

Why is Data Vulnerable

HOW, WHEN, WHERE?

Do You Back Up?

BACK UP EXTERNAL DRIVESMEMORY STICKS

DVD’S

Traditional Back Up Ideas

SUPPORTING THE USE OF EXTERNAL DEVICESSOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE

Software Help

DROP BOXBOX

CARBONITEMICROSOFT

GOOGLE

Cloud Back Up’s

DATA IS NOT THE ONLY THING LOSTCONSIDER CLONING YOUR ENTIRE HARD DRIVE

Total Computer Crash

AGENCY/CORPORATION POLICIESENCRYPTION REQUIREMENTS

STORAGE OF DEVICESKNOW YOUR AGENCY/CORPORATION POLICIES

BEFORE PUTTING ANYTHING ON EXTERNAL MEDIA

Security Issues

OFTENREDUNDENCY

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