Athena Backup, A new online backup service, allows now people with one or more computers in the their home to enjoy the security and convenience of the highest grade of data protection, secure off-site backup for only $4.95/month.

    Online backup technology is used by Athena Backup to automatically copy users' personal files, such as photographs, documents, and email, to secure Amazon data centers - without requiring any user activity whatsoever once Athena is set up. Athena Backup will scan the disk Immediately after setup, and upload all files in the folders specified to the secure Athena Backup servers. After this, whenever a file is added or changed, the file is encrypted and copied up to the secure data servers.

    Athena Backup improves on many of the first generation online backup services by allowing users to backup all of the computers in a household whether they are Windows-based, Macintosh or a mix of both for the same price that many competitors charge to back up a single computer.

    Secure off-site backup is the gold standard for file backup, unlike CD-R/DVD-R disk which can be unreadable after as little as 2 years, and unlike USB hard drives which are typically also lost when a computer is stolen or lost due to fire or flood. Companies routinely protect their most important data this way and now it's finally practical for individual users to back the data on their desktop computers and laptops conveniently and cost-effectively.

    A family today will often have more than one computer - his, hers, one or more for the kids. Athena Backup recognizes this and allows several computers to back up data with one account at no extra charge. There's even a handy search function to let you easily find files on other computers even when those computers are turned off, by retrieving those files from the Athena Backup servers, which are always available.

    Athena Backup encrypts all data right on the computer before it is transmitted to our servers using the same algorithms approved for handling classified information, to ensure that your files stay private. Users can choose between using their account password to encrypt their data, in which case Athena Backup support staff can help them recover their password, or a separate encryption password in which case no one but the user can ever access the files.