Last year saw a rise in cyber attacks in South Africa.
In July, City Power faced a ransomware attack that targeted their prepaid customers.
Later on in October, the Johannesburg City council was also attacked.
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It affected call centres, the internet, and email which made service delivery a nightmare.
Read this article to know how you’re able to protect yourself from cybersecurity threats in South Africa.
According to Mimecast, cyber attack South Africarate grew by 19% in 2019.
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There are many companies in South Africa that can protect data and money from being accessed illegally.
Therecent cyber attacks in South Africahave made this list essential.
This is cyber security which aims to protect all your electronic devices, systems, networks, etc.
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from malicious entities that would harm your privacy.
The information security they give protects your data whether in storage or transit.
What are the best cyber security companies in South Africa?
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Magix excels in Forensics.
They know how to find where the law was breached.
That is why a company like Shoprite, which processes a lot of transactions, relies on them.
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Cytex
Cytex is powered by Performanta, which is a larger cybersecurity firm.
Cytex will be the right choice if you are mostly interested in protecting your company’s information.
They focus on attackers who are interested in valuable information assets.
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Data recently became the world’s most valuable commodity surpassing oil.
That is part of the reason why the top billionaires head the IT companies that have the most data.
Cytex seeks to offer a holistic approach to IT protection.
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Cyber attacks usually do not only involve software.
People are a more significant risk to IT security than most people realise.
They have served several customers including South African Mint, Sasfin, African Bank, to mention a few.
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DRS is good at recovering data for analysis from all kinds of devices like mobiles and PCs.
They can perform large scale investigations and audits in their lab.
They are a Level-1 B-BBEE Contributor.
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From their website, it is clear that they are a very creative and innovative company.
AVeS
Another cyber security South Africa bigwig is AVeS.
They aim to be the go-to for IT governance and architectural services consultancy in Africa.
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ASG
ASG was established over thirty years ago in 1988.
They aim to be the outsourced IT department for your business, meaning they do more than cybersecurity.
They are affordable and are also more focused on South Africa.
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This means that it will be easier to keep your company’s servers and networks operational.
They offer security services like vulnerability assessment, managed encryption, CCTV installation and more.
ASG is based in Johannesburg.
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They offer cybersecurity services and other services like employee screening.
Secur can help you in IT asset disposal, political intelligence and a variety of different security needs.
Their goal is to safeguard corporate information.
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They have offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
There you have it the top cyber security companies in South Africa!
DISCLAIMER: This article is intended for general informational purposes only and does not address individual circumstances.
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Any action you take upon the information presented in this article is strictly at your own risk and responsibility!
Before joining the team in 2018, Lynn wrote for Kenyan media platforms and several other websites.
She graduated from the University of Nairobi in 2019 with honours after pursuing a BSc.
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She is currently studying for a Master’s degree in the same field.
Lynn specialises in writing celebrity biographies, listicles and teasers for popular TV shows.
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