German Reviewer Finds Carbonite and Mozy as Secure, but Four Others Insecure

May 27, 2008

A German web site reported on their attempts to hack into a number of leading online backup services. Of the services tested, they were unable to break into either Carbonite or Mozy, both of whom appear to do a good job with client authentication.

The article claims that several other online backup services, however, were fairly easily compromised. In the opinion of this website, BackupReview.Info, this article underscores the importance (and difficulty) of competent engineering in backup services.

Online backup, like online banking and online credit card transactions, can be made to be very secure, but not everyone is going to do it right. There are a lot of new and small companies in the online backup industry and unless they pass the test of a deliberate hack, such as was done by heise-online, consumers have a right to be skeptical.

www.BackupReview.info advises consumers to do their part before they buy the services of online backup companies. Here are some basic reading materials before you buy online backup services:

How Do I Choose the Best Online Backup Provider?

Why Do I Need Online Backup?

How Secure are Online Backup Services?

6 Reasons, Among Many, for Choosing Online Backup

What is Online Backup?

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