Storing sensitive electronic documents

[thad]

How do you guys store sensitive documents? Maybe they're tax documents, various pdfs (bank statements, insurance docs, etc), legal documents...whatever you have that you want the information protected from others.

Do you use encryption software? Put them on flash drives? Other?

I need to start doing something and I'm curious what you guys are doing.

[neurosis]

I used to use TrueCrypt, now VeraCrypt containers to encrypt sensitive files. There may be something better out these days?

[Here's Johnny!]

Just put them on Facebook or possibly a Hilary Clinton server!!! ~~~~

[CADCAM396]

portable hard drive in a fire proof safe.

[Jim at Gentex]

Good question, Thad.
I would say that whatever method you choose, keeping them OFF LINE is always the safest way to go.

All of my sensitive electronic files are stored on jump drives (2 of them; One primary, one backup).
I also have a standalone laptop that is not connected to the internet that I use when working with my most sensitive documents.

Depending on your level of paranoia, the sky is the limit!
In short, I say keep your sensitive data off-line as much as possible, and back up your backups.  

[Matthew Hajicek]

Put the files on a thumb drive.

Mill a pocket in a block of mild steel, put in the thumb drive, weld in a plug and grind it flush.

Dip it in salt water and leave it in the garage.

[Incogneeto]

Nobody here see "Mission Impossible"??

Put it on Tape and Let it Self Destruct.

[byte]

[quote="Jim at Gentex" post_id=10081 time=1619444695 user_id=83]
Good question, Thad.
I would say that whatever method you choose, keeping them OFF LINE is always the safest way to go.

All of my sensitive electronic files are stored on jump drives (2 of them; One primary, one backup).
I also have a standalone laptop that is not connected to the internet that I use when working with my most sensitive documents.

Depending on your level of paranoia, the sky is the limit!
In short, I say keep your sensitive data off-line as much as possible, and back up your backups.  
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From what I understand, system vulnerability asife the Windows and Mac os owners make a habit of stealing data from consumers, if the data is really sensitive a computer with linux would be more secure to access the data.

[Jim at Gentex]

[quote="Thee Byte™" post_id=10212 time=1619552979 user_id=50]
From what I understand, system vulnerability asife the Windows and Mac os owners make a habit of stealing data from consumers, if the data is really sensitive a computer with linux would be more secure to access the data.
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Agreed.
But most people are using Windows or Mac, and know little to nothing about any flavors of Linux.
Keeping your sensitive stuff offline is the best way to secure them IMO.

[thad]

I used to use TrueCrypt, now VeraCrypt containers to encrypt sensitive files. There may be something better out these days?

I used TrueCrypt back in 2013, it appears.

[thad]

I appreciate everyone's input. Well, everyone's *useful* input.  :p

[neurosis]

I used TrueCrypt back in 2013, it appears.

I still use VeraCrypt today. I bounce back and forth between linux and windows so I needed something that was cross platform.  

I used to use TrueCrypt back in the day to encrypt my windows installs.  

Vera looks exactly the same as TrueCrypt so it has an ugly interface and isn't very intuitive.    That's why I put the "there may be something better these days" disclaimer on that.

[thad]

I used TrueCrypt back in 2013, it appears.

I still use VeraCrypt today. I bounce back and forth between linux and windows so I needed something that was cross platform.  

I used to use TrueCrypt back in the day to encrypt my windows installs.  

Vera looks exactly the same as TrueCrypt so it has an ugly interface and isn't very intuitive.    That's why I put the "there may be something better these days" disclaimer on that.

From what I understand, development for TrueCrypt was dropped so someone forked it on github and continued the project under the name VeraCrypt. I think I'll give it a whirl.  :_thumbup:

[neurosis]

From what I understand, development for TrueCrypt was dropped so someone forked it on github and continued the project under the name VeraCrypt. I think I'll give it a whirl.  :_thumbup:

That's right. I remember when TrueCrypt fell under some kind of scrutiny years back and there was something about a source code audit? I can't remember exactly. It was a long time ago.    

But yes, that was why I transitioned over to TrueCrypt.  There was another project that took off at about the same time. I can't remember what it was called but it apparently didn't get very far and Vera took the reins.

[civiceg]

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