Backblaze Partners with Coalition to Extend Cyber Risk Protection, Compliance

Cloud storage company Backblaze established a partnership with Coalition, an active cyber insurance provider, to help businesses proactively reduce cyber risk. The agreement will provides Coalition’s customers with direct access to Backblaze Computer Backup unlimited, automatic endpoint backup solution, via the Coalition Control cyber risk management platform.

“Adding Backblaze’s industry-leading cloud backup as the recommended backup solution in Coalition Control will help our customers improve their business continuity plans and cyber incident remediation through reliable data backups,” said John Roberts, GM, security, Coalition. “Backblaze’s accessible solution delivers businesses a win-win with increased compliance and enhanced incident preparedness.”

Backblaze Computer Backup combines simplicity – including preconfigured installers for faster time-to-security, backing up user data by default and predictable pricing for unlimited capacity – with available enterprise administration features that businesses need to protect business-critical data across hundreds or thousands of workstations. These include fine-grained access controls, OIDC authentication support tools such as Azure AD and Okta, advanced backup lockdown and recovery settings.

“Partnering with Coalition means we can take another step forward in making data protection and disaster recovery accessible to businesses of any size,” said Elton Carneiro, senior director, partnerships, Backblaze. “We are excited to work with experts in cyber insurance to play our part in bolstering protection against threats and shoring up compliance.”

Coalition supplies policyholders in the U.S., Canada, Australia and U.K. with access to cybersecurity tools through its cyber risk management platform, Coalition Control.

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