📋 The Protocol: 10 Steps to Digital Survival

Execute these steps immediately. Do not wait for the crisis.

3 copies of data, 2 different media types, 1 offsite (Cloud). Use IDrive to automate the offsite copy.

Sync your critical cloud data to a USB hard drive once a week. Unplug it. Store it in a fireproof bag.

Scan passports, deeds, and insurance policies. Encrypt them (AES-256) before uploading to any cloud.

Create a secondary admin email account. Write the password on paper. Seal it in an envelope. Give it to a trusted contact.

Download your local area maps in Google Maps or Organic Maps. GPS works without data, but only if the map is saved.

Ensure you can charge your phone 4x times. Keep it charged. Check it monthly.

Move from SMS 2-factor (which can be sim-swapped) to an Authenticator App or Hardware Key (YubiKey).

Search your own email address on HaveIBeenPwned. Change passwords for any compromised accounts immediately.

Download a text-only version of Wikipedia (using Kiwix) to your phone or laptop. Knowledge is power when Google is down.

A backup is a failure until you successfully restore a file from it. Test your IDrive restore process today.