KEEPING MY INFORMATION OFFLINE

[FalconLair]

I take every precaution when it comes to my credit card accounts, payment methods and passwords to my accounts - nothing is available to find on my devices

right now I keep all that information on a separate flash drive

here is my question - is my account information safe if I turn off my devices internet connection when I'm utilizing my flash drive or, as someone told me, even turning off the devices internet won't matter, once I insert the USB drive into my tablet or phone, it can be hacked

if true, I have a second question - is there a device available on the market that will allow me to access my information contained on my flash drive and view it without worry about it getting hacked here at my house through my wifi

could I literally store files with my private information on a separate tablet in the house and just never have that tablet connected in anyway to my home internet?

I have a couple of devices that I don't need to have internet access with and I could just use one of those devices to store my different account passwords and payment methods

I have some complicated passwords and every account is different - if I could have them available to me quickly using a non internet connected tablet, that'd be great

feed me some ideas what you guys use for keeping your information as secure as possible - i even have 2-step verification for most of my accounts, usually a text message and I'm using Virtual Card payment methods whenever possible

Thanks

[arrix]

Sounds like you need a password manager like KeyPassXC.

[ibanezfoo]

If your data exists digitally in any way, it is vulnerable. That is just the way it is. There are many things you can do to make it as safe as possible but really you should get one of those credit monitoring services if you are concerned about that kind of thing. The institutions I do business with get hacked so frequently they always pay for my credit monitoring. Use as much zero trust as you can.

You could airgap a computer and keep your sensitive stuff on there but as soon as you plug it into the internet it will be vulnerable. Now, how vulnerable is debatable, but if its connected thats a way in...

[MrRichards]

I'm a pro and use BitWarden on my mobile device to store the many passwords needed to do my job. Of course a password (or face ID) is needed to access those passwords so there's that. The most secure method is to write them down on a piece of paper and place the list somewhere in your desk where you can easily get to it. Nobody is ever going to break in to your home looking for passwords unless you're a high-status individual.

Use MFA and change your passwords quarterly on the most important accounts. Passphrases are the way to go for most users.

[ibanezfoo]

I'm a pro and use BitWarden on my mobile device to store the many passwords needed to do my job. Of course a password (or face ID) is needed to access those passwords so there's that. The most secure method is to write them down on a piece of paper and place the list somewhere in your desk where you can easily get to it. Nobody is ever going to break in to your home looking for passwords unless you're a high-status individual.

Use MFA and change your passwords quarterly on the most important accounts. Passphrases are the way to go for most users.

Bitwarden has some recent vulnerabilities/exploits.... Do some homework if you continue using it.