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Security

While most traditional backup systems do a good job of archiving data, they do little to actually secure it. A ZIP cartridge, CD or tape can easily be misplaced or stolen. Once in the wrong hands, your confidential data is easily compromised.

Fortunately, the Business-Backup Remote Backup Service does not suffer from these shortcomings.

We secure your data through a combination of:

Data Encryption

Prior to leaving your PC, all of your valuable data is encrypted. By employing military-grade encryption technology, we make it virtually impossible for anybody to read your data - even if they were somehow able to physically intercept it. The data leaving your PC is completely protected at all times.

Our PC client software offers you the choice of six different encryption algorithms including DES, TDES (triple DES), AES 128, AES 192, AES 256 and Blowfish with a variable length key of up to 448 bits.

You alone are responsible for selecting and securing a private encryption key (password.) This key is loaded into the encryption software and used to backup or restore your data from the offsite data storage vault.

You alone are responsible for selecting and securing a private encryption key (password.) This key is loaded into the encryption software and used to backup or restore your data from the offsite data storage vault.

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Network Protection

The Business-Backup data vault is a purpose-built computer server. This server performs only one function - securing your data. Operating system software is mirrored on dual 300Gb disk drives. Your encrypted data files are stored on a Raid-0 storage array equipped with a hot standby disk drive, which is automatically activated in the event of a hard disk failure. Critical system components - including the power supply - are all spared onsite.

Sophisticated network port blocking and packet filtering techniques are used to prevent unauthorized access to the server. All failed attempts to access the server are logged and reviewed by the system administrator. Remote administration of the server is performed using remote terminal software over an encrypted management link.

End users do NOT have an operating system account on the server and can perform no tasks other than backup and restoration of encrypted data files.

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Testimonial

We were doing backups regularly, and thought we were doing the right thing – until we needed to retrieve a file that somebody accidently deleted. We couldn’t get any data off our backup tapes – nobody had thought to verify that they were working. It took us weeks and many man hours to re-enter everything back into our system. I wouldn’t be without Business-Backup now, I don’t need to worry about my data – I know it is safe and retrievable.

Thanks James