Have you ever had that sinking feeling in your gut? You know what I mean, the kind you get when you walk out to your car only to find that it has been broken into and everything inside has been stolen. Well I had that feeling last weekend, only the window wasn’t broken and the laptop wasn’t mine. It was my wife’s laptop and a nieces unlocked door that put us in this predicament. Since it was my wife’s computer I’m not concerned with the data on it, aside from the fact that it had pictures of our kids for the entire year that were not backed up. Everything else was pretty meaningless. That’s not the case with my laptop. I have a great deal of information on my laptop that is of great importance to me. So in view of what happened to my wife’s laptop I decided to examine my security posture. Turns out I’m kinda ok! This post details some of the security measures that I take to protect my laptop and my data. It’s not meant to be the definitive answer, but it works for me. Feel free to comment on your methods as well!
Securing the Data
Lets begin with how I secure my data. I primarily use three elements:
