BackupAssist Launches CryptoSafeGuard

BackupAssist, a leading provider of automated Windows server backup and recovery software for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), announced the worldwide general availability launch of its CryptoSafeGuard ransomware protection.  

Robust enough for enterprise deployment, but offered at a dramatically more affordable price point, the new software enables small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to protect against having their backups encrypted and held for ransom.

CryptoSafeGuard protects your backups from ransomware by stopping infected files from being backed up and prevents your backups from being encrypted.  It is designed to complement existing anti-malware solutions by adding an extra layer of detection at the data level, while also providing extra shielding around backups.  Active, simple and non-intrusive, CryptoSafeGuard delivers the following capabilities:

Protects - with features designed to stop ransomware from corrupting your backups from the BackupAssist computer.

Detects - scans and detects the effects of ransomware activities in the source files under backup protection.

Responds - alerts your administrator via SMS and E-mail upon detection of crypto-corrupted files.

Preserves - blocks future backup jobs from running, thus preserving the last-known good backup.

"As a public services organization supported by tax dollars, we are extremely cognizant and cautious in how our budget is allocated," said Mike Luu, Information Services director, City of Milpitas, California.  

"We didn't have an 'enterprise-sized' budget to spend on ransomware protection.  However, we would be negligent if we didn't invest in protection against the type of malicious software that could block access to our computers and data, and therefore our city services, until a sum of money is paid.  And, that sum can be large - too large for an organization like ours.  This is exactly the position some of my colleagues have found themselves in - it was ugly - and it wasn't anything I wanted even the remotest possibility of having to deal with here. BackupAssist's CryptoSafeGuard will deliver the extra layer of protection organizations need at an affordable price."

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