Snuko With New Version Anti-Theft and Data Recovery Software for Windows (€18)

Snuko PLC released its version of their anti-theft and data recovery software for Windows, which now includes live online backup.

The previous version of Snuko Anti-theft had the ability to backup,
encrypt and remove data on the stolen device after it had been reported
stolen. The new version no longer requires the stolen or lost device be
connected to the Internet before the owner can retrieve their data from
the PC/laptop.

Via the web based user account, the user can now, not only report the
device lost, but also access backed up data on the device from the web.

"This is a complete rethinking of how we want the software to handle data loss", says Carlos Benvenuti, CEO of Snuko. He continues: "Our
main focus with this new version has been to ensure that users get
their data back. Our first version of the software required the device
to connect to the internet before our application was activated and we
could, take pictures of the user, get IP information for police reports,
lock the device, encrypt the data on the device, and allow the user to
recover their data."

The new system has been modified so that it now keeps an active backup of the users data on the Snuko backup servers, meaning data can be retrieved even if the device is lost and never connects to the Internet.

"In the previous version of the software, if the device was lost and
never connected to the internet, the user wouldn’t be able to get their
data back. In the latest version, there is always a copy of the users
data located on our backup servers, which allows the users to access
their data at any time via a browser. It also bears mentioning that the
data is securely encrypted when stored, meaning only the appropriate
account holder will be able to access their stored data, always keeping
the privacy of our customers our highest priority," states Mr. Benvenuti.

To achieve this new functionality, Snuko partnered up with Mozy, in online backup.

Carlos continues: "When we decided to change the way we handled data
backup, we decided to see if we could partner with a world leader within
this field to provide this functionality to us instead of re-inventing
the wheel ourselves. Mozy was a natural choice as their innovative
features and functionality matched well with our product."

The new version of Snuko comes in two versions, a free version and a paid version. Both versions are identical and include Geo-Location tracking,
the ability to take pictures of thief and IP logs for precise
identification of thief to help law enforcement agencies. Both the free
and paid versions include 1 GB online data backup, though the free
version only includes this online backup for one month free of charge.
The paid version can also be upgraded to 10 or 25 GB backup.

How does Snuko work
As soon as the Snuko Anti-Theft software is installed on your computer
it starts backing up data in the background. In the event your computer
is ever lost or stolen, you report it lost in your account on the Snuko
website. Once the software checks in with the Snuko servers it is
notified of the lost status and starts tracking the device. Not only is
the device tracked but webcam images and desktop images are taken to
help locate who is using it and how they are using it.

To ensure the protection of data, Snuko also encrypts and hides all of
your personal files, thus in the eye of the thief data just starts
disappearing. Once Snuko has what it needs to successfully locate the
device it locks it down to prevent further use but we allow the finder
to send a personal message including contact info to the owner.