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…

Gidani and it’s R400 million (per year) data breach faux pas.

How data breach nearly cost Lotteries operator its license to trade Gidani (licensed operator of the South Africa national lottery) recently came perilously close to losing its R400 million a year contract due to a massive data breach. The reason for this near-miss was its failure to secure its business critical data (a requirement of…

What SA Government IT needs for improved Auditor General reports

Most businesses, enterprises and organizations still experience a large variety of issues with user data backups. The main issue, of course, is that backups are not reliable, making data recovery a tedious task (if possible at all).

The Healthcare Cyber Security headache: Healthcare Record Theft

Healthcare Cyber Security: Healthcare CIOs and CSOs must improve The state of healthcare cyber security & data protection: According to Wikipedia “there were 380 major cyber security data breaches in the United States in 2011, involving 500 or more patients’ records listed on the website kept by the United States Department of Health and Human…

SA Government Data Protection

South African Government Data: Stolen due to Ineffective Data Protection The recent theft of laptops and desktops from the South African State Security Agency’s top offices – including the theft of intelligence Minister, Siyabong Cwele’s, laptop containing extremely sensitive information, has created massive public concern around the agency’s data protection practices. SA Government data protection…

The cost of HIPAA Violation: Over $17 Million for Blue Cross Blue Shield

The recent penalty on BlueCross BlueShield to the federal government is a warning to the Healthcare & Insurance industries- ensure effective data protection

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