Top ICT tenders: CIPC seeks to up security after breach

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The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission calls for managed information security services following a cyber attack in February.

is beginning to become a cause for concern, as advertisements continue to lean heavily toward low-cost requests for quotations that can deliver organisational quick wins.

The tender documentation does declare, however, that the CIPC is looking for a suitable service provider that can protect its computing assets and improve its incident response capabilities. The managed services initiative encompasses four broad streams, namely: network and cloud security, application security, people security and licence renewals.

The State Information Technology Agency is looking for a suitable service provider to upgrade the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Deeds Registration Trading Entity and Agricultural Land Holding Account’s current financial systems, replacing software and providing support and maintenance. SITA notes the entities are currently using Sage 300 ERP and third-party products for the administration and recording of financial transactions, which was last upgraded in 2016.

Limpopo’s Department of Education requires VEEAM backup and replication licences. The department is using the VEEAM software to backup data for its head office and all 10 district offices.

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