
All files are protected by 256-bit AES encryption, so they should be safe from prying eyes, and transfers are locked with secure 128-bit SSL as well. Here at least SOS Online Backup does tick a number of boxes: end-to-end encryption is available, if you want it, which means not even the SOS Online Backup team will be able to get at your files or recover them if you lose your password. (Image credit: Future) SOS Online Backup security The recipient gets an email that contains a hyperlink to download the files that they’re free to pass on to anyone else, and they can be used as many times as they like – you certainly don't get the levels of control that other cloud storage providers can offer.
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It feels as though file sharing has been tacked on as something of an afterthought: you can share a file or a folder, but there are no password or time limit controls. You can disconnect devices from the service fairly easily, and even identify where it currently is located, and from our tests uploading and downloading is respectably quick (though a bit more information on the current state of these transfers would be welcome). The web dashboard is almost entirely focused on monitoring activity rather than providing access to the files it has secured, and digging in to find a specific file or folder is a tedious and painful exercise. Once the tool is installed and connected to an account, you can select what on the computer you’d like backing up and initiate the process – and for those who aren’t confident, SOS provides installation guides and a step-by-step video taking you through the process.
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On the plus side, we were very impressed by how rapidly new customers can be up and running, as installation and configuration are lightning quick. If you want to know what computing was like in the 2000s, this cloud storage provider will be able to take you back. As we've mentioned, the service has been around for years, and that comes over in the look and feel of its various apps. You definitely couldn't argue that the SOS Online Backup interface – across mobile, desktop and the web – is anything approaching modern.

(Image credit: Future) SOS Online Backup interface
