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CYBER SECURITY

• Remediation can be done directly and service. Through our relationship with Exclusive Networks Africa, we have partnered
from this dashboard – a truly with a specialist vulnerability management provider that is highly rated by Gartner and
integrated solution, making use of uses artificial intelligence (AI) in its offering. Cybersecurity requires speed - IT security
industry-leading technologies to managers need to ‘find the hole and plug it fast’ - and our partner’s solutions provide
automate the process end-to-end. the expertise that 2TS requires. At the same time, we are aware that Exclusive Networks
Reporting is performed, scheduled Africa’s parent company also subscribes to our philosophy ‘Think Global: Act Local’ and in
and automated, directly from the this regard we have found another excellent partner fit.
dashboard for C-Level through to Stefan van de Giessen, country manager: SA and SADC at Exclusive Networks Africa,
technical personnel. adds: “Exclusive Networks Africa has a services-first ideology at its core, harnessing
innovation and disruption to deliver partner value and with the mindset that we are
Comparing operational patching plans able to offer ‘everything as a service’. We thus endorse the 2TS offering of Vulnerability
with vulnerabilities requiring the same Remediation-as-a-Service and applaud this thinking for the SME sector - it makes
patches to remediate the vulnerability, excellent logical and business sense.”
considerably reduces the effort and time
to remediate, thereby allowing security Vulnerability remediation facilitated by continuous visibility
teams to focus on the anomalies that “Vulnerability remediation in cyber security involves identifying and addressing cyber
actually require their specialist attention threats that can have a negative impact on network security. If there is
- the identified vulnerabilities that continuous visibility into the network infrastructures, dangers can
are not already part of the 2TS is based be quickly identified and thereby addressed in time, before
patch maintenance plan/ in Centurion and Cape they threaten the business.
cycle of the operations Town with customers and Our offering eliminates blind spots, prioritises
team. In so doing, partners across South Africa and the threats, and reduces exposure and loss. This vital
this improves the rest of Africa. It is a focused solutions area of cyber security - Vulnerability Remediation-
rate of remediation provider that helps business owners improve as-a-Service - is handed over to experts
exponentially for providing globally endorsed technology with the
better operational cyber security, while improving operational understanding provided by local expertise.”
resilience and efficiencies and reducing operational costs.
without any risk.” Exclusive Networks Africa is the local arm of Enabling the core business
its global trusted cyber security specialist Van Niekerk adds that the small business market
Global parent company that is based in France especially does not want complexity with regards to
technology, local and listed on the Euronext Paris its cyber defences. “There are companies that offer a
cybersecurity Stock Exchange (Ticker: EXN). ‘tool in a box’ solution,” he explains, “but this generally
expertise, services first comes with hidden costs. Who is going to implement the
“I have always had a passion solution, for example? Unplanned consultation fees are costly.
for start-ups and SMEs and the critical At the same time, if people attempt to cut corners, we have an issue
role that they play within the economy. whereby compliance is compromised: security and remediation must be kept separate, in
While we include a number of large the same way that one cannot write one’s own test and also mark it. For this reason, we
organisations within our client suite, 2TS believe that the SME market requires a simple outsourcing solution offered by security
has identified a need to assist smaller experts, which allows them to get on with their core business knowing that their security
businesses in South Africa as well, needs are taken care of.”
which are at just as much risk of cyber “Vulnerability management is not something that can be lightly dismissed,”
attacks and security breaches as bigger comments Van de Giessen. “However, it forms an important foundation when building
companies. At the same time, SMEs do your organisation’s security posture, including reducing risk. Companies like 2TS are
not necessarily have access to the same playing a critical role in supporting businesses of all sizes, while the Vulnerability
cyber security and budget resources Remediation-as-a-Service dovetails completely with the Exclusive Networks Africa
available to larger corporations, which philosophy. We are very pleased to be playing our part in partnering with them.”
can make them even more vulnerable. “2TS is extremely excited to be launching our Vulnerability Remediation-as-a-Service
In the quest to support all our clients, offering and looking forward to playing our continued role in supporting businesses of all
quality is critical to 2TS, and we therefore sizes with their cyber security requirements, allowing them to focus on the business of
prefer to think globally when it comes to doing business, and in turn helping to grow the local economy,” concludes Van Niekerk. n
the technology offering, while offering
the client local experience, expertise For more information visit www.exclusive-networks.com.

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