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RE: Hi Steemit! I'm Tony (@rasor) - IT Professional, Crypto enthusiast, massive geek and a dad.
Welcome to Steemit Tony! Your expertise could be helpful in this mad world of Crypto security.
Welcome to Steemit Tony! Your expertise could be helpful in this mad world of Crypto security.
Thanks for breaking the ice.
I've been lucky enough to hold some Bitcoin since 2014, I've played with mining and exchanges; I'm no expert there. However I do know security, social engineering attacks and computers; it's these aspects people don't factor in until it's way too late.
Agreed. Would you recommend any Anti-Virus/Malware software? Chrome extensions. Would really appreciate an answer. And thanks for the reply.
Honestly the best thing in terms of security right now is to get a Ledger Nano S or Trezor and stick your coins on it (I'll post about them); essentially it stores all your private keys encrypted offline and any transactions made via your wallets need to be physically authorized.
If the Trezor/Ledger is stolen or lost you can restore to a new (or desktop wallet) using the 24 word key (this you will need to store securely).
Offsite backups of your wallets/passwords is a must; but encrypt the data.
Basically if it's easy for you to spend, it's easy for me (or a hacker) to get.
A/V I'd go for Sophos Endpoint; any free A/V only detect a virus after you've been infected.
Thanks for the advice!