Keeping a paper copy of essential recovery information right next to your PC or server is really important. It is something many of us believe in, but just might not get around to doing.
The exception, of course, is the login, password and MFA information for the machine. That sensitive information should be protected in your password manager, on paper in a secure onsite location, and on paper in a secure offsite location. And you should not be 100% reliant on your phone to recover.
Great point! The recovery document should be only a generic procedure that doesn't expose any sensitive data, so if it ever falls into a bad actor's hands, they shouldn't be able to dig any further. However, it's still important to keep it separate, as attackers usually try to delete any backups used for disaster recovery. Thank you for your feedback on this post!
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u/wells68 10d ago
Keeping a paper copy of essential recovery information right next to your PC or server is really important. It is something many of us believe in, but just might not get around to doing.
The exception, of course, is the login, password and MFA information for the machine. That sensitive information should be protected in your password manager, on paper in a secure onsite location, and on paper in a secure offsite location. And you should not be 100% reliant on your phone to recover.