For every big Internet data hack we’ve heard about on the news, there are probably hundreds of other smaller hacks that didn’t make the headlines but nonetheless affected countless businesses and individuals. Knowing this, it’s crucial for anyone storing data, information or documents on the cloud to know some of the ways to ensure their digital property is safe from the eyes and hands of unwanted visitors. So to help those struggling with having the security they want and need, here are three tips you can use to keep your documents more secure on the cloud.
Pick A Good Password
Passwords are one of the most important yet least thought of ways for your information to remain secure. And while we’ve all heard that it’s vital for your online security to change your passwords regularly, keeping track of all those changes can be difficult. Apps and other password-assisting software can be great, but what happens if your login information for those programs falls into the wrong hands?
To help make having strong passwords easier, Victoria Ivey, a contributor to CIO.com, shares one idea for creating a logical way to devise and remember passwords. This strategy consists of creating one strong password base for each platform in which a password is required and then adding the name of the platform you’re using to the end of that password base. By doing this, you’re guaranteed to have both a strong and unique password for each software you’re using, including your cloud storage.
Backup Your Files Somewhere Else
The old adage to not put all your eggs in one basket also applies to online storage and security. According to Wesley Fenlon, a contributor to HowStuffWorks.com, backing up your files on different cloud storage servers is a great way to ensure that there’s no possible way for all your sensitive information to get hacked or stolen at the same time. Not only this, but having your information and documents on various cloud platforms could also save you if your information gets unintentionally deleted or corrupted.
Encrypt Sensitive Information
If nothing else, the best thing you can do for your sensitive data stored on the cloud is to encrypt it. By encrypting your data, regardless of the cloud storage system you’re using, you have yourself even further protected in the instance that your accounts somehow do become breached. And to have added security, Chad Brooks, a contributor to Business News Daily, recommends working with cloud storage services that let you choose your own encryption key, making you the one and only person or company that could possibly access your information.
Securing your documents that are stored online can save you from serious hardships that could occur if that information got out. Use the tips mentioned above to keep your sensitive data as safe as possible when stored on the cloud.
Originally posted on May 4, 2016 @ 4:03 am