Cyber Threats Target
Your Industry.
So Does Our Defence.
Every industry has a different risk profile, different compliance obligations, and different infrastructure. MaxiCyber is purpose-built to address the specific threats facing South Africa's highest-risk sectors.
Banking & Financial Services
Business Email Compromise (BEC) and credential-based intrusions targeting SWIFT and payment gateways
SABRIC reported a 26% rise in BEC attacks targeting South African financial institutions in 2024, with individual fraudulent transfers exceeding R10 million.
FSCA cybersecurity directives, POPIA data protection, SARB prudential standards, and PCI-DSS for card processing environments.
Zero successful lateral movement from deception layer to production banking infrastructure.
Government & Public Sector
Ransomware targeting service delivery systems and nation-state reconnaissance against critical infrastructure
The 2021 ransomware attack on the Department of Justice halted child support payments and bail processing for weeks. Transnet's port operations were paralysed in the same year.
POPIA for citizen data, Government Cybersecurity Policy, DPSA requirements, and CIIP (Critical Information Infrastructure Protection) framework.
2-hour MIRT activation SLA for government incident containment. Air-gap capable deployment for classified environments.
Healthcare & Medical
Patient data exfiltration and ransomware targeting hospital management and billing systems
Multiple South African healthcare providers suffered data breaches in 2023–24, exposing patient records, billing data, and medical histories — all notifiable under POPIA.
POPIA (highest classification: special personal information), NHI data requirements, and HPCSA ethical obligations for patient data.
Patient data remains within your perimeter. Breach detection in under 10ms. POPIA-compliant incident reporting documentation.
Energy & Utilities
ICS/OT (Industrial Control Systems/Operational Technology) attacks targeting grid management and SCADA infrastructure
South African energy infrastructure faces persistent nation-state reconnaissance. OT environments with legacy industrial equipment are particularly vulnerable.
NERSA cybersecurity obligations, CIIP designation for critical infrastructure, and POPIA for customer data.
NanoFirewall's ~100MB footprint deploys on legacy OT hardware. TCP Mirage protects ICS environments without requiring system modifications.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Supply chain compromise and RDP brute-force against factory management systems
South African manufacturing firms increasingly face targeted ransomware that aims specifically at operational disruption — forcing costly production halts.
POPIA for employee and customer data, and ISO 27001 alignment for quality-certified manufacturers.
Production environment protection with zero modification to legacy equipment. Sub-5-second threat blocking.
Telecommunications
Subscriber data exfiltration, SIM-swap infrastructure attacks, and supply chain compromise
Cell C suffered a 2TB breach in 2024 by RansomHub, exposing subscriber identity documents and financial records.
ICASA regulatory requirements, POPIA for subscriber data, and emerging CIIP obligations for national telecoms infrastructure.
Subscriber data exfiltration stopped before C2 channel activation. DNS-layer blocking severs attacker callback infrastructure.
Legal & Professional Services
Spear-phishing targeting partners and exfiltration of privileged client communications and matter files
South African law firms are increasingly targeted for client financial data and M&A information. A single successful BEC attack has resulted in misdirected trust account transfers of millions.
POPIA (legal professional privilege data), LSSA practice management standards, and attorney-client confidentiality obligations.
Privileged communications remain protected. Phishing infrastructure blocked at DNS layer before staff interaction.
Education & Research
Student and staff data exfiltration, research IP theft, and ransomware targeting administration systems
Multiple South African universities have experienced ransomware attacks and data breaches affecting student records, financial information, and research data.
POPIA for student data, DHET obligations, and research data sovereignty requirements.
Campus-wide DNS protection blocking malicious domains. Student data secured under POPIA-compliant architecture.
South African SMEs Are the
Most Targeted Businesses.
Unlike large enterprises, SMEs cannot afford a full in-house SOC team, cannot absorb a R49 million breach, and often believe they are too small to be targeted. They are wrong — and attackers know it.
MaxiCyber is designed to give any South African business — regardless of size — the same level of autonomous protection that previously only the world's largest organisations could afford.
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