Small business backup for offices in the US and Australia: encrypted copies, an offline copy ransomware can't touch, and a restore test every month so you know — not hope — that you can recover.
02:14 · ransomware detected on PC-07
02:20 · PC isolated · backups untouched (immutable)
05:40 · restore started from last night’s copy
06:05 · files restored · every file hash-verified ✓
09:00 · office opens as usual
Restore tested monthly — no surprises“We have backups. Nobody has tried a restore.”
Most failed recoveries are discovered on the worst day — when the backup turns out to be incomplete or months old.
“Ransomware would end us.”
Attackers go after backups first. If every copy is online and writable, they can encrypt those too.
“Our cloud backup bill grows every year.”
Storage keeps growing and so does the invoice — while the restore speed stays slow.
Disaster recovery for small offices, done the way the Essential Eight and every security guide recommends.
We list what you can't lose — files, email, databases, line-of-business apps — and how long you can afford to be down.
We design 3-2-1: three copies, two kinds of storage, one offline and immutable that ransomware can't change.
Encrypted backups run automatically, the offline copy rotates on schedule, and we write a one-page runbook your team can follow at 2am.
Every month we restore real files and check every one by hash. You get a health score and a dated report.
Small business backup is never just software — it's a routine. These are the routines we set up.
Project 01
Automated, encrypted backups with backup restore testing every month and a health score you can show an auditor or insurer.
Project 02
An immutable backup copy attackers can't change, a one-page recovery runbook and a practice drill with your team.
Project 03
Spare disk space on your office PCs becomes an encrypted, self-healing backup — no cloud bill, survives a dead PC.
Project 04
Email, OneDrive and Google Drive backed up outside the vendor, encrypted — because 'it's in the cloud' isn't a backup.
Every guide says to test restores. Almost nobody does. We do it for you and write it down.
Backups are encrypted before they leave the machine. Lose a disk, lose nothing readable.
An immutable copy that can't be changed or deleted until it expires — ransomware can't reach it.
Every restored file is checked against its original fingerprint. Not 'it ran' — 'it's correct'.
Our IT person set up backups years ago. I honestly don't know if they work.
That's the most common answer we hear. We'll restore a sample this week and tell you exactly what's covered and what isn't.
And if ransomware hits?
Then you follow a one-page plan we wrote together, and restore from a copy the attacker couldn't touch. We'll even practise it with you.
An example of a typical first call.
A few days
We test-restore what you have today and report the gaps.
Best when you're not sure what's covered.
1–3 weeks
3-2-1 backups, immutable copy, runbook and a first drill.
Best for any office that can't afford to lose a week.
Monthly
Restore tests, health score, dated report, fixes.
Best for audits, insurance and peace of mind.
We'll reply within one business day and can test-restore a sample this week.