How It Works

Firstly, the FortisBackup software client must be downloaded and installed on each machine to be backed up.

Your selected data is then encrypted, compressed and sent to the FortisBackup Server, either via the Internet or via a portable vault provided by FortisBackup.

Subsequent backups identify and backup only data which has changed, thus enabling large systems to be efficiently backed up over a standard Internet connection.

All backups generate an email notification that provides you with a concise record of the backup.

As your data arrives at our primary secure online storage facility, the data is immediately replicated to our secondary data centre. The secondary data centre is located in a separate geographic area and contains redundant servers and disk arrays that are standing by 24x7x365 ready to take over the entire FortisBackup operation in the unlikey event of a diaster at the primary data centre. FortisBackup is not only prepared to help you recover from a data loss, but we are also prepared for any disaster that may strike at one of our data centres.

Data Security

Secure 128-bit SSL Communication

All communications between FortisBackup's Online Backup Servers and your computer are transported in a 128-bit SSL (Secure Socket Layer) channel. Although all your backup files travel through a public network (the Internet), eavesdroppers have no knowledge of what has been exchanged.

Data is Securely Encrypted

All of your files are first compressed and encrypted with your defined encrypting key before they are sent to FortisBackup's servers. To all people but you, your files stored on FortisBackup's servers are no more than some chunks of code files with random content.

Protected Encryption Keys

An encryption key is used to encrypt your data and is in your possesion only. The encryption key is never sent to FortisBackup's servers. No one, not even FortisBackup personnel can decrypt your data. Your encrpytion key is like a password to your data and is configured and stored on your computer only.

Advanced Encryption Algorithms

FortisBackup uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm to encrypt your files by default. AES is a block cipher adopted as an encryption standard by the U.S. government and is considered to be sufficient to protect classified information up to the 'SECRET' level. FortisBackup also supports Twofish and DES encryption.

IP Address Restriction

You can also restrict access to your backed up files from a set of IP addresses. If someone tries to access your data from an IP address not on your defined list, their access will be denied. This additional security ensures backed up files are not open to all locations, even if the username and password is known.