The Absolute Beginners Guide to Cybersecurity 2023 - Part 4 - Creating a Personal Disaster Recovery Plan

The video tutorial discusses creating a personal disaster recovery plan, focusing on protecting sensitive information and ensuring data backups. It emphasizes the importance of encrypting hard drives using tools like File Vault for Mac and VeraCrypt for Windows/Linux. The tutorial also addresses the necessity of phone encryption, suggesting it may not be needed unless the phone is used for business. The video concludes by reiterating the importance of data protection and backup strategies.

What are the two main questions to consider when creating a personal disaster recovery plan?

• Do I have insurance and a security system?

• Do I have sensitive information and a backup?

• Do I have a password manager and antivirus software?

• Do I have a cloud storage and a VPN?

Which software is recommended for encrypting a hard drive on a Mac?

• BitLocker

• File Vault

• TrueCrypt

• DiskCryptor

Why is it generally unnecessary to encrypt your phone?

• Phones should not contain very important documents.

• Phones are immune to theft.

• Phones are automatically encrypted by default.

• Phones do not store any data.

What is the recommended tool for encrypting hard drives on Windows?

• LUKS

• File Vault

• VeraCrypt

• BitLocker

What should a personal disaster recovery plan protect you from?

• Physical damage to devices

• Data being used against you and lack of backups

• Internet connectivity issues

• Software bugs and glitches