Eventus Security South Africa

Cyber Threats and Losses

The global financial losses due to cyber-attacks exceeded $1 trillion in 2020 alone. Data breaches average $4 million worldwide per incident, $9 million in the US alone. Ransomware attacks are increasing, with major impacts on the financial, manufacturing, distribution and healthcare sectors. It can knock off IT systems for more than 24 hours and sometimes weeks, resulting in financial losses of x100 larger than the ransom amount.

Globally 4000+ cyber attacks reported
Globally, there are more than 4000 cyber attacks reported (most large enterprises do not report as it impacts their brand image).
Danish shipping company paid more than $300 million
A 2017 attack on a Danish shipping company disrupted operations for two weeks and cost the company more than $300 million.
$700 million dollar settlement for the breach
High-profile incidents: a 2017 hack of a global data and analytics company that exposed the data of 147 million. They paid a $700 million dollar settlement to the Federal Trade Commission for the breach, the largest settlement for a data breach in agency history.

Africa has more than 500 million internet users, but its weak security makes it vulnerable as digital infrastructure expands across the continent. Top threats in Africa include online scams, digital extortion, email hacking, ransomware, and botnets. Criminals exploit variations in law enforcement capabilities across borders.

Eventus Security SA provides cyber security technology, solutions, and services to help businesses, organizations and public entities in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa combat cybercrime.

About Eventus Security SA

Eventus Security SA is co-founded by leading Cyber Industry experts USA, India and Singapore to provide cyber security technology, solutions, and services in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. Eventus Security SA is a JV between VA North Star (wholly owned subsidiary of ALFECO Holdings, a prominent business group based out of Jo’Burg, SA, with interest in Steel, Copper, Aluminum, Energy, IT and Construction businesses) and Eventus Security India (Cyber Security experts with over 250+ experts, 4 delivery centers and leading partner of Trend Micro products at the global level).

Our vision is to become ‘the’ trusted global leader in managed security services, offering reliable and comprehensive solutions to combat cybercrime in the region.

We are thrilled to announce a significant development in our journey towards enhancing cybersecurity solutions and safeguarding digital landscapes. We have entered into a strategic partnership with Eventus Security, a distinguished India-based cybersecurity company renowned for its innovative and cutting-edge solutions.

Meet Our Team

Experience:27+ years in APAC leadership, business development, and investment experience. With a background in engineering from BITS, Pilani, Sunil is a recognized expert in the cybersecurity domain. His invaluable expertise has made him a trusted partner, investor, and advisor, supporting numerous startups throughout their launch and growth journey. He has been instrumental in the success of over 25+ startups.

Sunil Sapra

Co-Founder / Director

Experience:23+ years of IT Consulting experience working in the USA, UK and India in Financial Services, Insurance and Manufacturing verticals within Cyber Security, ERP and ESG Consulting space. Past Associations: Accenture USA, HCL USA, NIIT USA

Past experience:Accenture USA, HCL USA, NIIT USA

Rohit Ahuja

Co-Founder / CEO

Experience:18+ Years in delivering business value and optimal cyber security solutions in high-growth corporate environments across all verticals.

Past experience:Accenture and Atos

Manish Chasta

Director /Co-Founder (Eventus Security)

Experience:7+ years in application security with extensive experience in implementing effective breach and attack simulation strategies to protect against cyber threats. Skilled in Threat-hunting techniques to proactively identify and neutralize emerging threats.

Past experience:Accenture

Jay Thakker

Practice Head ( India )

What We Offer

Customer Success

Co-Managed Services

Sustainability and Health Check Up

Implementation and Migration

Security Operations

SOC as a service

Incident Response

Threat Intelligence

Managed Extended Detection and Response

Cyber Resilience

Red Teaming

Breach and Attack Simulation

Cloud Security

Attack Surface Management

Ransom Response Service

Our Global Presence

Mumbai, IN

Dubai, UAE

Ahmedabad,IN

Delhi,IN

Singapore

South Africa

Europe
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USA
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