Is your data REALLY secure?

There are many ways to back up your PC; external hard drive, USB flash drives, CD, DVD, tape... but none is as safe and convenient as the Online Backup solution provided by PC Madness Solution Source. It sounds like a service reserved for big business, but anyone can benefit from our Offsite Backup Solution.

The biggest bonus with PC Madness Solution Source Offsite Backup is that it can be a 'set and forget' solution. In addition, because your data is stored offsite on a remote server, not in your home, even if your PC was lost/stolen or your house burnt down, your data is never lost. You can also download your data to a new PC within minutes.

Technical Info

Our backup software uses a combination of Blowfish and DES III (Triple DES) encryption. Both are strong encryption algorithms with the benefit of relatively low processor overhead (hence your PC is not slowed down by our encryption software). These encryption algorithms, in combination with the use of SSL for data transmission, make our data protection/encryption process similar to online retails and online financial institutions.

Blowfish is one of the fastest block ciphers in widespread use. Blowfish is a symmetric block cipher with a variable length key up to 448bits, making it ideal for both domestic and exportable use. Blowfish was designed in 1993 as a fast, free alternative to existing encryption algorithms.

The data encryption standard (DES) was developed by an IBM team around 1974 and adopted as a national standard in 1977. Triple DES (DES III) is a much stronger variation of this standard and is billions of times more secure.

Deployment

All sites require initial Deployment (Setup), which is charged by our normal callout rate ($110 an hour).
Remote desktop software will be deployed on two separate computers. This ensures that remote administration is still available in the event of one system having connection issues.

As part of deployment, we also install a remote administration client so we can quickly and easily address any backup issues on the the client's end without needing to physically go onsite. Whilst there are no additional charges for activation of the remote login service, a charge of $20 per 15min will be incurred when the remote login feature needs to be used to perform maintenance. For full information about our remote login service, please visit our remote admin page.

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