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We’ve all had that done to us!
In the last few months we have had this very bad ransomware called Cryptolocker, and just how many people don’t really back up their important files. I am going to alliviate some of this by talking about a few of the ways you could prevent this from happening in the first place.
This is not going to be a why it happened sort of blog post but more to the point of which backup software works best to help keep thos jpegs, and video files save from malicious acts. Even the best security advise can not help you if you don’t help yourself so this is not a 100% guaranttee but at least it will head you in the right direction.
- Mozy comes with both a trial version and even a free 5 gb version. Each of these can help you save you files. I personally have tried the free version and love it. Although it isn’t my current backup plan. I’ve used it in the past and still think it is better than nothing!
- Google Drive comes with 15 gb free space and can let you share files to other people easily and simply. I have this one with a 100 Gb plan for 2 years due to my Acer Chromebook. That is one of the perks of buying a Chromebook. You get free space for two years. It also allows me to use this as a mapped drive.
- Carbonite which I haven’t used for a long time, has been vetted by tons of experts. It also has a 15 day trial for one computer unlimited space. It has helped some people with keeping it in the cloud storage solution.
- Dropbox is another Good service. It allows you to share files quite easily and securely. I haven’t used this service because I don’t need to. I however have used it in the past and it works really well.
- Just Cloud is the last one I would recommend visiting. It can be used on any system and has unlimited storage. Free Apps and multiple computer backups and shares files with friends.
On a side note, I use Always Sync with Google Drive to keep all my files sync with my laptop. It however doesn’t need to be used with my Google Chrome. A simple 16 gb to 32 Gb SD card or USB drive can keep your files backed up on your Chromebook. Some of these do not need to use Always Sync but in most cases unless you have a way to do an offline back up then your still vulnerable. You can always buy a 500gb Hard Drive to a 1 Tb hard drive and then use Always Sync from time to time to keep it backed up!
You should always have more than one type of backup in case the unthinkable actually happens. This post is to help you find out how to keep those valuable files from being ransomed and encrypted illegally. Once a week you should plug in that drive and sync your files with the hard drive. Do not keep it plugged in because that will not prevent the problem. It has to be offline to prevent problems like this ransomware!
