Cibecs looks forward to GovTech

By Natasha | June 30, 2011 @ 2:50 pm

The Cibecs GovTech laptop smash

Last year our Cibecs team, shook up the annual GovTech event by getting an official to smash his laptop. Luckily, we backed up his data first.

According to a recent Ponemon Institute report commissioned by Intel, the average cost of a lost or stolen laptop is $50,000, emphasizing the increasing value of endpoint data and the growing importance of effective enterprise laptop & desktop data protection.

Our marketing manager Brandon Faber says: “Gartner predicts that data flow into businesses and enterprises will grow by 650% over the next five years. Add to that the ever increasing mobility of vast amounts of data by way of much improved laptop storage, and companies have a potential disaster on their hands should smart data management not be the order of the day.”

Simple data recovery – Fast data migration

By Natasha | June 30, 2011 @ 2:39 pm

Endpoint Data Continuity Requirement #2 & #3

Simple & Reliable Data Recovery

Simplify Data Recovery

Finding a data backup solution that offers reliable & fast data recovery is an obvious enterprise necessity. When recovering user data, IT should simply be able to select what version of the user data is required for recovery. File versioning allows previous versions of files to be restored

A wizard-driven restore process with an intuitive user interface prevents extended user downtime and ensures data recovery is not a resource-intensive project.

Central management and Full control over data backups

By Natasha | June 21, 2011 @ 11:52 am

Endpoint Data Continuity Requirement #1

Full Control & Central Management

In order to enforce the company’s data backup policy, IT needs to have a complete oversight of the End-User Data Backup environment, and to do that they require the following features:

How Endpoint data backup will simplify your corporate PC replacement

By Natasha | June 20, 2011 @ 9:43 am

Why consider endpoint data backup software to simplify enterprise hardware replacement and your company PC refresh cycle?

Reduce Data Migration Risks

• IT can easily locate and backup critical data stored in non-standard locations on laptops and desktops, reducing the risk of not migrating all business critical data.

• Data can be restored on new hardware in the original location- saving time and avoiding increased IT support requests and interrupted productivity.

• Overcome incompatibilities between operating systems when migrating shortcuts such as My Documents and the user’s Desktop.

• Ensuring that Microsoft Outlook archived email stored on user computers is easily migrated.

The Challenges of an Enterprise PC refresh project

By Natasha | June 17, 2011 @ 10:07 am

Data Migration & Enterprise PC refresh projects

Co-ordinating and managing PC refresh initiatives present the IT department with many challenges.

EXTENSIVE PLANNING:

The process of assessing the current state of PCs within the organization and identifying areas that need updates is a massive undertaking. Issues such as interoperability, software compliance, application updates, and inventory location must be examined. Asking the right questions and knowing what to look for requires comprehensive planning.

Dude, where’s my data?

By Natasha | June 10, 2011 @ 11:00 am

If you don’t have a centrally managed and automated data backup solution your enterprise will face GRC penalties and the pain of data loss

What, in your opinion, constitutes a massive breach, or loss, of data?
Is it Sony’s recent faux pas where data theft affected over 77 million users, resulting in serious damage to the company’s reputation and possible future loss of revenue as Playstation users threaten to dump the gaming console in droves?
Is it the theft of South African journalist, Max du Preez’s, laptop containing a near-completed manuscript of a new book about Nelson Mandela, or perhaps you recently lost an important file – just one document but important enough to damage your reputation at work, forcing you to spend hours trying to recreate it and/or perhaps, even, costing you a lot more than you bargained for?
Fact of the matter is that EVERY data breach or loss is devastating in some shape of form.
• Fact is: IT has been looking at the problem of endpoint user data protection from the wrong side of the data backup and recovery universe.

The case for endpoint user data protection

By Natasha | June 8, 2011 @ 1:32 pm

In their latest report on endpoint user data backup (ID #: G00211731), Gartner highlights the issue of endpoint user data security as one of the major problems faced by IT today.

One of the key problems being that IT tends to look at user data protection in the traditional sense, meaning from the centre out, instead of from the edge, inward – with the main areas of risk and exposure residing on endpoint user devices such as laptops and desktops.

Issues with this mindset

Corporate data loss grows exponentially each year, which means that data at the edge of the network has never been more exposed. Loss is happening at a higher rate with data intake doubling every 18 months.
The fact of the matter is that today’s legacy (mostly server-focused) solutions struggle to provide an answer to the problem of endpoint data protection because vendors simply attempt to adapt antiquated technology, instead of building the correct solution from the ground up.

Cibecs raises the bar in endpoint user data protection.

By Brandon | May 17, 2011 @ 11:39 am

Cibecs aces Microsoft Competency Evaluation

Business Connexion recently put Cibecs’ endpoint data backup and recovery solution through its paces, with all respondents finding it easy to use, fast, reliable and especially effective when traveling.

5 rules on how to protect your data when staff leave.

By Brandon | May 6, 2011 @ 7:39 am

How to protect staff data when staff leave: Every day companies are at risk of business data loss

Staff members that are retrenched, fired or somehow disgruntled with the organization are proving to be more than a headache, as recently proven when Boxing South Africa officials alleged that the organization’s former CEO “wiped valuable information from their computers.”

This is by no means a new phenomenon or an isolated incident.

In fact, research conducted by IT security firm, Cyber-Ark Software Inc, indicates that:

Turning corporations into Kingdoms: GRC and Data Backup

By Brandon | May 6, 2011 @ 6:01 am

King III Requirements in South Africa and Business Corporate Governance considerations

This post is an overview of King III Requirements in South Africa

Our other Compliance Resources

Company Compliance Checklist

Breakdown of all Company GRC Compliance Requirements

Our free Data Risk Assessment App – Understand your business risk

King III Compliance Legislation

Compared to the 800 pound, legal gorilla called the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, King III comes across as something of a softie in the world of corporate governance.
It’s not legislated and therefore not enforceable. Moreover, it takes the mild stance of “apply or explain” over “do or else”. However, a deeper inspection reveals a subtle and intelligent approach to ensuring its adoption. It should also be noted how King III compliance provides companies with multiple benefits – operational efficiency and assists in ensuring effective data protection,