Future Systems Solutions has launched Casper Secure Drive Backup 2.0 for PGP Whole Disk Encryption, a major update to its PC backup offering to confront the problems affecting users of whole disk encryption technology.

The company said that its new offering creates a complete backup of a whole disk encrypted drive in one step. It retains all of the encrypted data in its original encrypted state and produces a backup of a whole disk encrypted drive that can be used immediately as a complete replacement for the original, or restored to a new drive without performing a separate, day-consuming re-encryption step.

Future Systems Solutions said that its new version supports all versions of Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000.

Company spokesman of Future Systems Solutions, said: "Casper Secure Drive Backup 2.0 is the only solution to create a complete backup of a whole disk encrypted drive that retains all of the encrypted data in its original encrypted state. Backups of confidential or private data cannot be accessed by unauthorised users.

"And because the backup of a whole disk encrypted drive can be used immediately as a complete replacement for the original, or restored to a new drive without performing a separate, day-consuming re-encryption step, recovery is fast."