New tool frees CryptXXX-encrypted files

A Kaspersky Lab expert has developed a decryption tool to help victims of CryptXXX restore encrypted files. The particularly malicious CryptXXX ransomware targets Windows devices in order to lock files, copy data and steal Bitcoins. The CryptXXX ransomware is...

It’s 2016: why aren’t you using encryption?

Encryption has this kind of reputation that it’s complicated. It’s not. It’s very, very simple. There should be no reason why an organization shouldn’t be encrypting its data in 2016, writes Neil Cosser, identity and data protection manager:...

Riverbed debuts SD-WAN solution

In a major move to revolutionise networking, Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, today launched Riverbed SteelConnect, an SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network) solution that offers a radically new approach to networking in a cloud-centric...

Can you afford apps that are functional and pretty?

With even the smallest of companies switching onto the power of being mobile and having an ‘app’ to engage and retain customers, it’s no wonder that the technology development world is growing apace.  While this is all well and good and the future...

IQ versus EQ for employee performance

The Happy Manager reports that the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is often used to determine a potential candidate’s ability to perform in the workplace. This begs the question – is being intelligent (of high IQ) enough when it comes to working with other...

Gabsten Technologies, Kibo Connect partner

Gabsten Technologies and Kibo Connect have formalised an new partnership whereby the companies are delivering a managed backup-as-a-service solution to the South African market, making this service more accessible to the SME. Gabsten is a data management company with...