Attix5 solutions are Heartbleed free

Issued by Rubicomm for Attix5

Johannesburg, 14 Apr 2014

Executive leadership at Attix5, a global provider of data protection software and cloud solutions, has confirmed that the Attix5 Pro backup software is not affected by the Heartbleed bug, a security vulnerability in certain versions of the commonly used OpenSSL security library.

Danie Marais, Founder and Development Director at Attix5, said the bug has been filed as CVE-2014-0160 in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures database. It allows an attacker to gain access to plaintext data transmitted over an encrypted SSL tunnel.

"Our software is not affected since neither the storage platform nor the backup client use the OpenSSL library for secure communications," Marais explains. "As an added measure of comfort, we have tested a number of public Attix5 platforms (including WebAccess) using a reputable security firm and all of them were confirmed to be unaffected."

As a leader in data protection technology Attix5 will continue to monitor developments involving Heartbleed and will ensure that its software remains unaffected.

Attix5

Attix5 is a global provider of data protection software and cloud solutions to companies of all sizes - including listed enterprises and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs).

The company was established in 1999 and has grown exponentially through the years in terms of actual size, in market share and as a recognised brand, designed to support network growth.

Attix5's focus is on security, virtualisation and the coud as technology forces that continue to empower operations.

It places a premium on the reliability, quality and practicality of solutions, and to this end has invested heavily in de-duplication technology and also uses FIPS-compliant Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption for security.

The company's portfolio of services incorporates: connection to a public cloud-hosted platform for distributed clients, private cloud and LAN backups with an off-site copy in a hosted or DR environment, as well as full enterprisewide private or hybrid cloud solution.

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