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What (who) is backup software - definition

COMPUTER PROGRAMS USED TO PERFORM BACKUP
Backup (software)

backup software         
<tool, software> Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. It may include its own scheduling function to automate the procedure or, preferably, work with generic scheduling facilities. It may include facilities for managing the backup media (e.g. maintaining an index of tapes) and for restoring files from backups. Examples are Unix's dump command and Windows's ntbackup. (2004-03-16)
Backup software         
Backup software are computer programs used to perform a backup; they create supplementary exact copies of files, databases or entire computers. These programs may later use the supplementary copies to restore the original contents in the event of data loss; hence, they are very useful to users.
List of backup software         
WIKIMEDIA LIST ARTICLE
Backup tools
This is a list of notable backup software that performs data backups. Archivers, transfer protocols, and version control systems are often used for backups but only software focused on backup is listed here.

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Backup software

Backup software are computer programs used to perform a backup; they create supplementary exact copies of files, databases or entire computers. These programs may later use the supplementary copies to restore the original contents in the event of data loss; hence, they are very useful to users.

Examples of use of backup software
1. The non–profit SANS Institute is particularly concerned about security holes it has discovered in widely–used backup software made by Computer Associates, Symantec and Veritas.
2. Washington, July 26÷ Flawed backup software has emerged as the latest target for hackers looking for corporate secrets, according to a survey released on Monday.
3. Administrators take an average of 62 days to fix backup software and other software inside their firewall, compared to an average of 21 days for e–mail servers and other products that deal directly with the Internet, said Gerhard Eschelbeck, chief technical officer of computer–security company Qualys.
4. "With internet safety it‘s the equivalent of having to figure out which seatbelt you need and then installing it yourself, having to configure your own bumpers and doing all the safety recalls yourself." Mr Paller said it was easy for hackers to steal information from backup software as companies tended to save their most critical data, such as customer details, but rarely had sophisticated protection such as encryption on these files.
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