Common questions regarding CyberSecure's online backup service relate to the necessity and security of offsite backup of data.

It is a commonly held misconception in business that onsite backup is sufficient backup. It is not. Let's be quite clear: your backups are highly vulnerable unless they include secure offsite storage of a complete and up-to-date copy of your organisation's data.

Consider some of the limitations of onsite backup:

• Most onsite backup relies on an individual - often the receptionist - to maintain the backup tapes or hard drives, swapping the media over regularly or when it is full. This leaves critical backups vulnerable to human error, whether through busyness, changes in personnel or simply forgetfulness. Offsite backup of electronic information via CyberSecure's online service overcomes this weakness.
• Onsite backups use removable tapes or drives which are susceptible to heat, vibration and magnetic fields (whether stored in-house or offsite). Problems with these backups only become apparent when you need them most: after information has been lost. And of course these technologies tend to quickly become obsolete: anyone remember the Zip drive?
• Tapes and drives need to be properly catalogued and rotated or there is the potential for serious mix-ups. The last thing you need when trying to quickly recover your data is to have to sift through dozens of tapes trying to find the "right" one.
• Unless a copy of your files is retained as an offsite backup, your business could be seriously affected by a major disaster, whether natural or manmade. A major fire, storm or theft could leave your company out of action for days or weeks.

Offsite backup using the Australian-based secure storage of CyberSecure removes all these risks. Offsite backup has additional advantages too:

• Files and information from remote locations – regional offices or mobile computers, for instance – can be centrally backed up, providing your company with complete and automatic data security across its network.
• Because we manage the hardware and use only the latest technology, there is no risk that you won't be able to access your data - even the old stuff - if and when you need to.
• CyberSecure gives you access to the best, most secure offsite backup facilities available. Our data warehouses are used by government agencies and large corporations. They are physically secure, with 24 hour security, and power and air conditioning redundancy. And all data is highly encrypted.
• Best of all, if the worst happens and you need to rapidly recover your data, it will only be a courier journey away. Because your data is stored in Australia, it can be transferred to a portable hard drive and shipped to you via an Australia Post Messenger courier as quickly as possible.

Offsite backup with Cybersecure gives you the best of both worlds: easy access to your data supported by offsite security and reliability you just can't get by keeping your backups in-house.

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