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Cybersecurity Services in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban
Cybersecurity services are the layered technical controls and staff training that protect a business from phishing, ransomware and data breaches, delivered by AMEA through layered technical controls and staff training. Cyber attacks aren't just for big corporations anymore. Criminals increasingly target smaller organisations because they're often less protected. We build practical, layered security that protects you without making it impossible to get work done.
Which cyber threats do South African businesses face?
The threats South African businesses face most are phishing and business email compromise, ransomware that encrypts files and backups, credential theft on accounts without MFA, and invoice fraud aimed at finance teams. Small and mid-sized businesses are targeted precisely because they are less defended.
These aren't hypothetical scenarios. They happen to South African businesses every day. The good news? Most attacks are preventable with proper security measures in place.
How does AMEA approach cybersecurity?
AMEA approaches cybersecurity in layers. Assess the current risk, close the highest-impact gaps first (MFA, patching, backups, email protection), then add monitoring, incident response planning and staff awareness training, aligned to POPIA and the CIS Controls.
What is layered protection?
Layered protection is multiple security controls working together, so if one fails others catch the threat before damage is done.
Is monitoring continuous?
Yes, AMEA monitoring watches for suspicious activity around the clock, because threats do not keep office hours.
Why does staff awareness matter?
Staff awareness matters because people are the first line of defence; AMEA trains them to spot phishing, social engineering and other tricks.
What is incident response?
Incident response is the prepared plan for when the worst happens; AMEA helps you prepare for and respond to security incidents quickly.
Which security layers does AMEA implement?
Defence in depth means an attacker has to get past several independent barriers: identity and MFA, email filtering, endpoint protection, network security, immutable backups and trained staff. AMEA implements each layer and monitors them together.
What does email security include?
- Spam and phishing filtering
- Malicious attachment blocking
- Link protection
- Email encryption
What does endpoint protection include?
- Next-gen antivirus
- Ransomware protection
- Application control
- Device encryption
What does network security include?
- Firewall management
- Intrusion detection
- Web filtering
- VPN access
What does identity protection include?
- Multi-factor authentication
- Single sign-on
- Privileged access management
- Password policies
Which control stops which cyber threat?
Every common attack has a specific control that stops most of it. The table maps the four threats South African businesses face most to the layer that blocks them.
| Threat | How it usually starts | Primary control | Backstop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phishing | A convincing email with a link or attachment | Email filtering with SPF, DKIM and DMARC plus staff awareness training | MFA so a stolen password is not enough |
| Business email compromise | A hijacked or spoofed mailbox requesting a payment | MFA and conditional access on every mailbox | A payment verification procedure in finance |
| Ransomware | A phished credential or an unpatched system | Endpoint detection and response plus patching within 14 days | Immutable, off-site, tested backups |
| Credential theft | Password reuse and no second factor | MFA everywhere and a password manager | Privileged access management for admin accounts |
Cybersecurity questions, answered
AMEA provides security risk assessments, POPIA compliance support, ISO 27001 alignment, incident response planning, multi-factor authentication, endpoint protection and security awareness training for South African businesses.
Multi-factor authentication (MFA). Microsoft research has found MFA blocks over 99 percent of automated account-compromise attacks, making it the highest-value security control most businesses can enable.
How secure is your organisation?
Find out with a free security assessment