PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.

[scottalanmiller]

It is good to step back and ask.... is backup of endpoints really needed? Have you considered addressing the need to back up endpoints?

[Dashrender]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

It is good to step back and ask.... is backup of endpoints really needed? Have you considered addressing the need to back up endpoints?

I'm wondering if lack of centralized administration is driving this?

[scottalanmiller]

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

It is good to step back and ask.... is backup of endpoints really needed? Have you considered addressing the need to back up endpoints?

I'm wondering if lack of centralized administration is driving this?

Driving the desire to not back up from loads of independent end points?

[Dashrender]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

It is good to step back and ask.... is backup of endpoints really needed? Have you considered addressing the need to back up endpoints?

I'm wondering if lack of centralized administration is driving this?

Driving the desire to not back up from loads of independent end points?

No, driving the desire TO backup loads of independent end points.

Current/previous admin thinking - No central administration, IT admin has to visit all machine to map a drive to the NAS (~100 machines). Instead IT admin did nothing and users save data on local machine.

Solution -Setup Active Directory (either Windows based or Linux based - posted so OP is aware there is a free option). Join all PCs to AD, use GPOs to deploy network shares and folder redirection.
Create backups from server to backup repository.

[scottalanmiller]

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Thinking - No central administration, IT admin has to visit all machine to map a drive to the NAS (~100 machines). Instead IT admin does nothing and users save data on local machine.

Why not control that centrally?

[scottalanmiller]

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Solution -Setup Active Directory (either Windows based or Linux based - posted so OP is aware there is a free option). Join all PCs to AD, use GPOs to deploy network shares and folder redirection.
Create backups from server to backup repository.

Oh yes, now I understand. Yes, make the data central, that's the obvious answer.

[Dashrender]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Thinking - No central administration, IT admin has to visit all machine to map a drive to the NAS (~100 machines). Instead IT admin does nothing and users save data on local machine.

Why not control that centrally?

That's the current thinking. Which leads to my proposed solution.

[scottalanmiller]

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Thinking - No central administration, IT admin has to visit all machine to map a drive to the NAS (~100 machines). Instead IT admin does nothing and users save data on local machine.

Why not control that centrally?

That's the current thinking. Which leads to my proposed solution.

Took me a second to understand how you were writing it.

[Dashrender]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Thinking - No central administration, IT admin has to visit all machine to map a drive to the NAS (~100 machines). Instead IT admin does nothing and users save data on local machine.

Why not control that centrally?

That's the current thinking. Which leads to my proposed solution.

Took me a second to understand how you were writing it.

I've edited the post to have it be more easily understood.

[openit]

@DustinB3403 said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Dear all,

Looking for backup software for Windows environment with following requirements:

1. Software that can isolate backup destination to protect from ransom-ware so that PC got infected will not effect backup target.

2. Software can take snapshot or system image.

3. Of course schedule backup and data retention option.

4. Centralized Management.

5. Good price, of course:)

The backup destination will be NAS box and we got around 100 PCs.

I prefer perpetual(one time payment) license.

Thanks all !

So above is your original post. Lets bullet out what you want and need.

1. Backup isolation. Every centrally managed backup solution can do this, with detatched storage from the host/server. UrBackUp does this and is free. (There is a paid support version as well)

2. Most solutions can do this, and offer a ISO to reinstall from the last image taken. UrBackUp also does this, and is offered for free.

3. Any backup solution worth paying for has scheduling and retention. UrBackUp has this.

4. UrBackUp runs from a server, and has a Web Console so while centrally managed, the jobs can be viewed from any system with access to the web server address.

5. UrBackUp has both free, and paid options.

Very nice response.
Especially about isolation point, which I don't have any idea about Backup Server.
I should have a look at UrBackUp and may go for paid one if requires (not sure if paid one is again perceptual or subscription).

[openit]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

UrBackup should work here, too. Totally free.

I just found, Your post on Spiceworks :

Backup is one of those areas where open source is still weak. Some products, like Amanda, do a decent job but charge for components necessary to make them really useful. So while the base is open source, much of the product itself is not.

Backups are one of the few places where even I, a dedicated lover of open source, often choose commercial-only solutions.
OR, if I am going to stick to OSS, I don't use a backup system but simply write scripts to do it.

It's very true. UrBackup looks decent, but it's no Veeam or StorageCraft (yet.) I'm very hopeful that someone in the open source space is going to get backups up to the enterprise level.

I see.

[openit]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@DustinB3403 said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Any of these solutions will work on physical installations or virtual ones. We just make the assumption that you are running a virtual environment.

He said it was for PCs in the original post. I figured he was talking physical desktops (or laptops). People don't tend to call servers PCs, even though they are too. I was assuming physical in every response.

Yes, only for physical desktop computers I am looking now.

[openit]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

I would like to ask you, with what would you suggest based on my requirements mentioned in my Post ?

I really think that Veeam Endpoint Backup is likely the way to go. As @JaredBusch pointed out, the risk of compromise through ransomware, while important to consider, does not exist today and planning around it is foolish. If you are backing up to NAS, just snapshot to protect against that. The product is commercial, enterprise and completely free and that's not going to change in any reasonable future.

Use PDQ Deploy and you can roll it out quickly and easily to your entire fleet without needing Active Directory.

I see, so two things coming to my mind 1. Urbackup or 2. Veeam Free with NAS (which should have snapshot facility. But still stuck at central mgmt, don't know if backup is working or failing

[openit]

@openit Could be ok once Veeam launches Central Mgmt by next year, so this Central mgmt from going to have good control to manage or just to monitor ?

[openit]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

I would like to ask you, with what would you suggest based on my requirements mentioned in my Post ?

Use PDQ Deploy and you can roll it out quickly and easily to your entire fleet without needing Active Directory.

Is that PDQ Deploy Free is going to do trick for us while we are being in Workgroup ?

[openit]

@BRRABill said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Hey why hasn't anyone tried talking the OP out of doing this? You know, the whole "no data on the PC" thing?

I feel hurt. LOL.

We do have file server on Windows server and users have been given access on and working with. But the issue is with CAD files they work, even do not suggest them to work directly on shared folder which take the performance down, so now they have working data (which is important).

Now, your question will be if you have Windows Server, why network is not in domain, and my answer is "so many computers are Home Edition", working on to make all Professional Edition.

[openit]

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@BRRABill said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

Hey why hasn't anyone tried talking the OP out of doing this? You know, the whole "no data on the PC" thing?

I feel hurt. LOL.

While I agree with this, the OP asked for a specific solution. He didn't say... How do I make sure I don't loose any data from my end user PCs?

Additionally, we just learned that he doesn't have the PCs attached to a domain. This means there is a likelihood that he doesn't have a shared admin credential over all machines ( but it's possible he does), also he's missing out on things like GPOs.

I do have admin account on all workstations with same credentials. Yeah, missing out GPOs.

[openit]

@Dashrender said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

@openit said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

I would like to ask you, with what would you suggest based on my requirements mentioned in my Post ?

I really think that Veeam Endpoint Backup is likely the way to go. As @JaredBusch pointed out, the risk of compromise through ransomware, while important to consider, does not exist today and planning around it is foolish. If you are backing up to NAS, just snapshot to protect against that. The product is commercial, enterprise and completely free and that's not going to change in any reasonable future.

Use PDQ Deploy and you can roll it out quickly and easily to your entire fleet without needing Active Directory.

OK so he can deploy it easily, but can he configure it easily? Or will he still have to touch every machine to configure the backups and the destination?

That's painful

[openit]

@scottalanmiller said in PCs Backup software that can isolate backup destination to protect from Ransomware virus.:

It is good to step back and ask.... is backup of endpoints really needed? Have you considered addressing the need to back up endpoints?

As I said in latest post, even though we have file server, users required to work on local pc due to CAD things, because of performance reasons, so if users have data on local pc, it's important.

[openit]

@scottalanmiller @Dashrender
As mentioned above in my latest post, users got to keep data in local pcs for performance reasons.