One way to secure your MySQL backups, is to encrypt the backup file using PGP/GnuPG. Of course you will need to own a PGP/GnuPG private key, which can be easily created using the PGP/GnuPG tools. On a Debian/Ubuntu Linux host, install the ‘gnupg’ package. # apt-get install gnupg After installation, generate a PGP/GnuPG key using…