IT Managers: How to Protect Your Users Against Ransomware

The best way to protect yourself, your users and your business against ransomware is by setting up a proactive defence. The ransomware statistics paint a frightening picture for anyone in charge of IT: In Q3 2016 alone, 18 million new malware samples were captured. Source: Panda Labs   What that means is that the criminals…

Cibecs Joins Silicon Valley Top 20

Cibecs Joins Silicon Valley Companies to be Listed on Top 20 Most Promising Storage Solution Providers Cibecs, a leading South African endpoint backup, protection and security solution, has been recognised as one of the 20 Most Promising Storage Solutions by CIO Review. The list, compiled by industry insiders, highlights leading global technology providers that offer effective…

4 Signs You Need a New Endpoint Data Backup Solution

With more workers depending on laptops it is more important than ever to ensure that the work protected and stored on those devices is backed up and protected. Forrester Research says that 45% of corporate executives don’t follow policies for data use and handling. Underlining how at risk almost half of a business’s data actually…

Cibecs Maintenance and Technical Support

Cibecs Maintenance and Software Technical Support We often get questions about our software maintenance and technical support options. This post looks at how we ensure reliable and attentive technical support for our Cibecs customers. Contact us for immediate telephonic or email technical support

Over 50% of companies have lost data in 2011

2011 Business Data Loss Statistics Released The Cibecs 2011 Business Data Loss Survey has been released, revealing what the statistics around business data loss in 2011 were, and uncovering the major IT challenges when it comes to protecting endpoint data (located on company laptops and desktops) and increasing our understanding of where data loss vulnerabilities…

Recent Data Loss Highlights Importance of Endpoint Data Protection

Lost Social Security Numbers a Harsh Reminder of the Importance of Endpoint Data Protection Names and Social Security numbers of 1,200 individuals seeking Job and Family Sevice assistance lost  The recent loss of a USB thumb drive which resulted in the 1,200 social security numbers of people seeking assistance from the Montgomery County Department of…

Simplify User Data Migration with Cibecs

How Cibecs will reduce data migration risks and decrease costs & required resources during hardware refresh projects Locating User Data Stored in Non-Standard Locations – Data backup policies & why they don’t work Most companies employ a data backup policy expecting users to backup their business data to the server. Users don’t follow policy. They…

How to Backup Branch User Data

Remote Office Backup: How to Backup Branch Data One of the key challenges of enterprise end user data protection is how to effectively backup branch user data and ensure that protecting remote office data is securely protected. The Problem with branch office data: Protecting branch user data Backing up remote office data (branch data backup)…

How to Backup Corporate Email

Backup Corporate Email: How enterprises can effectively protect corporate email files Corporate Email backup is a critical consideration for enterprises due to the often irreplaceable and confidential nature of PST files and the implications of losing this data. Corporate email backup and the effective protection of business PST files is a vital consideration for IT…

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