The DTI Information Security Breaches Survey published in 2004 revealed that two-thirds of UK businesses had a premeditated or malicious security incident: one quarter had a significant incident involving accidental systems failure or data corruption.

The vast majority of businesses across all sectors are subject to the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998: in particular Principle 7 of the Act requires businesses to keep personal data secure. Certain industries such as the financial services sector are subject to more stringent regulatory requirements where client data is concerned.

Although 95% of businesses do have some form of backup process in place, they are in many cases grossly inadequate: a fact that often only comes to light after disaster has struck. Historically, businesses have tended to backup their data using tape storage devices which have well-known reliability issues. Even then, only 33% of businesses store their backups offsite, leaving them prone to the same fate as the computers whose data they were protecting.

Whether your business uses tape, CD/DVD or portable hard disks to backup your data, each solution has the following in common:

• - They require significant manual intervention.
• - Arrangements must be made to store media offsite.
• - They offer limited security in the form of data encryption.

Secure online backup, such as that offered by Cybele Services, is becoming an increasingly popular solution for businesses wishing to protect their critical data. Compared with traditional backup systems, our system provides you with a number of benefits:

• - Data is immediately transferred offsite to 2 locations.
• - Data is encrypted during transfer and in storage.
• - Your data is available from anywhere in the world 24/7.
• - Straighforward backup from desktops, servers or laptops.
• - No hardware or software licences to buy and maintain.
• - Minimal staff intervention is required.
• - No limit to the amount of storage available to you.
• - Integrity of stored data is guaranteed.
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