Cibecs Blog

Cibecs endpoint backup, security and protection, announced its latest release, Version 8, featuring an all-new user interface (UI). The newest release of the software squarely place Cibecs as a forerunner in the endpoint data protection space. Inspired by simplicity, Cibecs designed the new UI to improve usability, centralise data protection and increase productivity. With Version…

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…

Data migration projects are something that all IT departments are familiar with, however they are also some of the most time intensive tasks that IT has to deal with. Technology moves fast and most businesses try to keep up with it by having regular updates to both hardware and software every few years. Typically businesses these…

Computer security is vital for businesses, without it valuable business information is vulnerable to attacks from hackers and even competitors.  To be effective computer security needs to be layered so that any vulnerabilities are protected. These are some layers of security that you can add to your business’s infrastructure. The principle of least privilege The…

The Data Protection Act 1998 is a British act enforced by the parliament of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.  It was developed to bring British law in line with the European Union’s data protection directive of 1995 which required member states to protect the individual’s fundamental rights and freedoms, explicitly the right to privacy regarding the…

Ransomware has grown by 58% in the second quarter of 2015 according to Intel’s 2015 McAfee Labs report. Ransomware is a Trojan malware that gets installed on a device when a user opens an attached zip file. The most prolific of these viruses is CryptoLocker, which has been bombarding South African business and holding their…