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.
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.
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Followed! Wish you all the best luck!
Welcome to a fellow Bitcoin enthusiast,rasor!! I hope you will enjoy your time here on Steem! Look forward to your upcoming posts, mate!
Thanks man, seems such a great community; glad to be apart of it.
Welcome to Steemit! Drone racing sounds sweet! 3D printing is also something I wish I knew more about. Look forward to some cool posts!
Drone racing at 80MPH takes some getting used to, but so much fun with the FPV goggles; it's the closest you can get to flying like a bird.
They break a lot (crashes) kinda why I got into 3D printing.
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!
Welcome to Steemit sir @rasor.
Thanks
Welcome to the community! I just joined Steemit myself about 2 weeks ago. Make sure to check out Steemfollower since it is a great way to get upvotes which could be difficult at the start since you don't have that many followers! If you need help setting up Steemfollower, feel free to check out my Guide on How to Set up your Steemfollower!
Followed! Wish you all the best luck!
I've taken a look, thanks
Interesting article!
Checkout @cryptobroye for more bitcoin info and analysis. Im sure there's a lot we can learn from each other!