Fend Off Rising Cyber Threats
Educational institutions face thousands of ransomware incidents, up 23% in 2025 according to Education Week. Without immutable backup storage, ransomware can encrypt critical files, forcing schools to pay extortionist ransoms or face shutdowns. Recovery costs can average millions for K-12 and universities. Ensure your data is protected.
Comply with Student Data Protection Regulations
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other compliance frameworks mandate secure storage, encryption, and regular backups of student records. Proper backup solutions provide required security architecture – role-based access, encryption, and easy recovery methods – simplifying compliance while protecting sensitive educational data.
Ensure Operational Continuity and Rapid Recovery
System failures and attacks force complete institutional shutdowns, disrupting teaching and learning for days or weeks. A robust backup solution enables rapid recovery, minimizing disruption and protecting irreplaceable student and research data.
Why choose
Comet Backup?
Comet Backup’s platform is purpose-built to meet the unique security, compliance, and reliability needs of school districts and universities.
Built For Compliance and Data Privacy
Designed for regulations like FERPA and GDPR, Comet Backup provides end-to-end AES-256 encryption, role-based access controls, and advanced security settings. Its job log history and automated email reporting simplifies demonstrating compliance during audits, reducing legal risk and protecting student privacy.
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Education-Grade Security and Ransomware Protection
Comet Backup’s immutable storage and zero-trust architecture helps keep backup data from being altered or encrypted by ransomware, preserving clean restore points. Its support for the 3-2-1 strategy (multiple copies, different storage locations, off-site) guarantees that critical student records and research data remain safe from cyber threats.
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Reduce Downtime with Fast, Reliable Data Recovery
Comet Backup’s global deduplication enable fast backups and bandwidth efficient restores. With customizable retention policies and recovery workflows, educational institutions can achieve rapid recovery ensuring systems are back online swiftly and learning continues uninterrupted.
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Flexible, Cost-Effective Storage Options
Comet’s scalable pricing model and support for major cloud providers eliminate hefty capital investments in on-premises hardware. Its multi-tenant design and per-user licensing allow seamless scaling across different schools within the school district or multiple university campuses.
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Product Overview
Successful job log (basic file and folder)
Rebranded client agent against rebranded Management Console in background
My Services page showing Comet-Hosted and Self-Hosted options (to show flexibility on hosting options)
List of Storage Vaults on SV configuration window (Management Console)
List of Protected Items on PI configuration window (Management Console)
HOW IT WORKS
Comet Backup uses a modern algorithm to split information into data chunks that are compressed, encrypted, and deduplicated for speed and efficiency.
Minimize IT Admin with Fast Backups
After the first backup, you’ll never have to re-upload the full file again thanks to our data chunking algorithm.
Save the Day with Quick Restores
Your oldest backup can restore just as fast as your most recent one with our incremental forever backup technology. No need for differentials or delta-merging.
Your Data is Always Secure
Data is compressed with military-grade encryption during backup, transit and rest. The only time data is unencrypted is when you've restored it.
Save on Storage Space and Costs
Comet Backup has fast, bandwidth-efficient backups because of our efficient client-side deduplication technology.
Minimize IT Admin with Fast Backups
After the first backup, you’ll never have to re-upload the full file again thanks to our data chunking algorithm.
Save the Day with Quick Restores
Your oldest backup can restore just as fast as your most recent one with our incremental forever backup technology. No need for differentials or delta-merging.
Your Data is Always Secure
Data is compressed with military-grade encryption during backup, transit and rest. The only time data is unencrypted is when you've restored it.
Save on Storage Space and Costs
Comet Backup has fast, bandwidth-efficient backups because of our efficient client-side deduplication technology.
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