Re: “Regular InfoSec policies” are regularly wrong, especially when taken as dogmata
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Damn that was quite the read.
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For most people in most circumstances, it is wise to have a non-electronic, non-computer-dependent backup of your lifes savings. Yes, such a backup requires a computer to restore. However, the backup itself cannot go obsolete (have a 5.25" floppy drive handy?), and is not susceptible to the oft unforeseen degradation of many computer media (e.g., many CD-Rs can degrade to be unreadable within a few years; flash memory devices can forget things after a few years locked in a vault without being plugged in).
Good point, most of my points were rather under the assumption of a more "serious" security where it's expected that the storage medium is upgraded and updated on a regular basis. The average user wouldn't need most of the security measures that some others take.
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As always there's a relevant XKCD sighs
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Or if they suspect you have a large amount of money locked away inside your head, then they will perform rubberhose cryptanalysis, viz., torture you or some other sick stuff (such as kidnapping your children). Note: None of these issues is specific to Bitcoin.
rubs palms, laughs. I've got a nice one for this
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/security.png
Overall though that was a well researched answer. I guess very little I can actually "counter" since both sides have been spoken about.
