⬤ SA Cyber Defence · Home + Business
Secure your world, from office to living room.
South Africa is the #1 ransomware target in Africa. Vox’s full cyber security stack — Sophos for business, Norton for home, and our new Email Security layer — keeps your people, data, and downtime out of the headlines.
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SA Cyber Threat Intelligence · Live
What’s hitting South Africa right now.
This is the live 24-hour rolling window of cyber threats detected against SA networks — aggregated from 14 active open-source intelligence feeds. Every threat type maps back to the Vox solution that stops it.
SA Cyber Threat Intelligence
Threat Type Breakdown (24hr)
Most Targeted Industries (24hr)
Attack Entry Points
This Could Have Been Prevented
Every attack mapped to its entry vector and the security solution that would have blocked it.
Key Takeaway
Speed of detection and containment is the critical differentiator. Even Statistics SA, TransUnion, and the NHLS were breached. The combination of Email Security, Sophos Intercept X, Sophos Firewall, and Sophos MDR/XDR addresses 100% of observed attack vectors.
Monthly Threat Volume
Industry Trends
Key Intelligence Findings
Recovery and Impact Statistics
POPIA Exposure Snapshot
POPIA Impact Indicators
POPIA Section 22 requires notification within 72 hours. Non-compliance carries fines up to R10 million and potential imprisonment.
Daily Threat Intelligence Summary
Threat Intelligence Sources (15)
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Integration Architecture
Business Cyber Security
Level up your defence with cutting-edge cyber security.
From the boardroom to the till point, Vox + Sophos deliver enterprise-grade protection sized for South African business. Pick the layers you need — or let us design a stack for you.
Sophos Firewalls
Enterprise-grade security made affordable.
Next-gen XGS firewall with deep packet inspection, TLS 1.3 decryption, and Xstream protection — all managed centrally from Sophos Central.
- Zero-day threat blocking
- SD-WAN & secure remote access
- Application & web control
Sophos XDR
Complete security intelligence, all in one place.
Extended detection & response correlates signals across endpoints, email, network, cloud and identity — so analysts see one story, not 50 alerts.
- Cross-product threat hunting
- 30 days of integrated data
- Root-cause analysis & replay
Sophos MDR
Round-the-clock threat hunting, zero downtime.
A 500-strong team of Sophos analysts hunts, investigates and responds to threats on your behalf — 24/7/365. Active response, not just alerts.
- Human-led threat hunting
- Full-scale incident response
- Average 38-min response time
Sophos Phish Threat
From weak link to first line of defence.
Simulated phishing campaigns + bite-sized training that turns your team into your strongest control. Measure click rates and track improvement quarter on quarter.
- 2,000+ realistic email templates
- Multi-language training modules
- Risk-based reporting
Sophos Intercept X
Deep-learning security that thinks ahead.
Endpoint protection that stops ransomware, exploits, and never-before-seen malware — using a neural network trained on hundreds of millions of samples.
- CryptoGuard ransomware rollback
- Exploit prevention & anti-ransomware
- Server, endpoint & mobile
Email Security
Stop 45% of attacks at the inbox.
Email is the #1 entry vector for SA cyber attacks. Block phishing, BEC, and malware before they hit your team — with AI-powered threat detection trained on global phishing patterns.
- Anti-phishing & BEC protection
- Quarantine, sandbox & URL rewriting
- Outbound DLP & encryption
- Microsoft 365 & Google Workspace
Home Cyber Security
Peace of mind starts at home.
Family devices, banking, school portals, smart home — your home network handles more sensitive data than most small offices. Norton’s family suite protects every screen on it.
⬤ Home Cyber Security
Next-level protection for your family’s digital world.
Family devices, banking, school portals, smart home — your home network handles more sensitive data than most small offices. Norton’s family suite protects every screen on it.
Web supervision
Child-safe web browsing
Help protect your children online with website filtering and visibility into the sites they visit.
Secure browsing
Always-on VPN
Bank-grade encryption on coffee-shop Wi-Fi, airports, anywhere. Unlimited data on all your devices.
Built on the best
A certified Sophos Platinum partner — backed by the security world’s heaviest hitters.
Vox is one of only a handful of South African ISPs accredited to design, deploy and manage the full Sophos cyber-security stack — alongside our integrations with Microsoft, Norton, and global threat intelligence networks.
Platinum Partner
Authorised Reseller
Why Vox Cyber Security
When ransomware hits a SA company every 11 minutes, you need more than software — you need a partner with local teams, local SLAs, and a 24/7/365 security operations centre in Johannesburg.
24/7/365
SA-based SOC monitoring & response
<38 min
Average threat-to-response time
350+
Integrations with other security products
Trusted by thousands of SA businesses
Local accountability
One bill, one phone number, one SA-based team behind every layer.
POPIA-ready
Built for South African and International compliance
Vendor-neutral advice
We’ll make recommendations based on your security stack — not our margins.
SME to enterprise
From a single-branch shop to multinational HQs — scales with you.
Your questions, answered
Common questions about cyber security.
Can’t find what you’re looking for?
Yes, it integrates with products like Sophos XGS Firewall through Synchronized Security for a more coordinated defense.
It uses CryptoGuard technology to detect and block the malicious encryption of files and can roll back affected files to a safe state
The entire service is managed through the intuitive Sophos Central dashboard. This unified cloud console allows you to set up campaigns with just a few clicks, manage users, and view reports from the same place you manage your other Sophos security products.
Traditional security tools, such as antivirus, rely on automated detection to block threats. Sophos MDR goes a step further by combining that technology with human expertise, allowing our analysts to proactively hunt for and neutralise advanced, human-led attacks that might evade automated defences.
Our service is specifically designed to stop the most sophisticated threats, including advanced ransomware, zero-day malware, and evasive human-led attacks that target your endpoints, network, email, and cloud environments.
Yes, it supports integration with select third-party security tools, allowing organisations to unify threat data and enhance detection capabilities across their existing ecosystem.
Sophos XDR helps security teams by providing a single, unified view of an organization’s security posture. It centralizes and prioritises detections, uses advanced analytics to find hidden threats, and provides the tools to quickly investigate and respond to incidents. It saves time by enabling proactive threat hunting and providing deep insights into what happened during an attack, helping your team stop threats faster and more effectively.
It’s like a superhero against cyber threats! Think viruses, ransomware, phishing scams, and DDoS attacks that try to crash your network. It also blocks harmful websites and apps.
Norton Family provides online safety tools for filtering content and setting healthier limits for children. It helps parents keep children safe from inappropriate content so they can visit websites, watch videos, and use mobile apps on their devices with healthy boundaries.
Features included with Norton Family are:
- App Supervision: View and manage the apps your kids downloaded on their Android or Windows devices
- Web Browsing: Set rules that block content you don’t want your child to view online
- Video Supervision: Review the videos your child is watching on YouTube.com
- Web Searching: Learn more about what your child searches for and block unsuitable sites
- Location Supervision: View a map of your child’s Android or iOS device location history for a period of 30 days
Norton Family helps parents keep an eye on what their children do with their devices on the internet. It makes it easier to set limits and help protect them from visiting unsuitable websites. Norton Family enables you to set online rules for your child, and communicate with them within the app.
It includes built-in phishing simulations that send test attacks to users to help them practice spotting threats in a safe environment.
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