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…

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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…

Love your Data this February

We’ll help you Love your Data in Feb Although we may not send flowers, or chocolates, or even just a Free eCard- when we realize the importance of the data sitting on our Laptops and Desktops, the hours spent creating it, and the often confidential nature of these files, we’re very pleased we have Backup….

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…

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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