So, both CrashPlan and Backblaze have a good track record and support the type of encryption you’d expect from an online backup service. Backblaze stores your data redundantly on multiple drives at a variety of secure data centers so your data should be well protected. If you’re interested, in an Ask Me Anything thread on Reddit, Backblaze answered a few questions about their servers and encryption process. While Backblaze’s 128-bit encryption isn’t as powerful as CrashPlan’s 448-bit encryption, it should be plenty for most users. Backblaze encrypts your data with 128-bit encryption, then sends it all over an encrypted connection to their data center where they’re stored, still encrypted at rest. Backblaze only supports Windows and Mac, and has been around since 2008.CrashPlan stores your data in their secure data centers located around the world. Your data gets encrypted with 448-bit encryption the entire time, from start to finish, and it’s encrypted at rest-it’s only decrypted when it’s downloaded again. CrashPlan explains its backup process here, but it’s pretty straightforward: it grabs a new file, compresses it, encrypts it, then sends it to the backup destination.
CrashPlan has long been our ( and your) go-to backup solution. CrashPlan supports Windows, Mac, and Linux. CrashPlan is owned by Code42, and has been around since 2007.Both CrashPlan and Backblaze have a solid history, have been around for a while, and have earned praise from independent reviewers. Offsite backups are essentially an insurance policy for your files and the last thing you want to do is hand them over to some startup company with no history or shoddy encryption. When you’re looking for an online-based storage solution, two of the main points to consider are reliability and encryption. Do It Now.Īt least once a month, some friend or family member asks me how to recover data from a failed hard… Read more The Contenders There's No Excuse for Not Backing Up Your Computer.
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