Security solutions for Cyberspace

By Janet AMO

With cyber threats becoming ever more sophisticated and widespread, businesses throughout Africa are prioritizing cyber resilience as an essential business imperative. For one of Nigeria’s leading technology solution providers, IT Horizons, a subsidiary company under ITH Holdings that means thinking ahead, rather than just complying – but establishing – standards. IT Horizons brings its brand of market presence to Ghana, that includes its over ten years of innovation, broad Enterprise security experience, and total dedication to helping each business secure and strengthen its digital ecosystem.

A Timely Entry into a Prosperous Market

IT Horizons foray into Ghana in 2023 is strategic and timely. Ghana’s digital economy is slowly expanding, and businesses are turning to digital tools, cloud, automation, etc. But, thanks to the acceleration, there is also an amplified attack surface and more cyber threats, most prominent among them being ransomware, phishing, and data breaches that are targeted at mid- to large-size companies.

“The market in Ghana is poised for advanced, enterprise-class security infrastructure. IT Horizons is bringing the full breadth of our experience and relationships to bear, delivering not just security, but also resilience. Our approach is simple –-empower businesses to operate with confidence,” stated Olusegun Enitan Dada, Managing Director, ITH Holdings.

Emerging Threats Require Intelligent Solutions

Cyber-attacks are growing ever more sophisticated, and traditional perimeter security is no longer enough.
Cyber attackers have also started using Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)-type methods—mirroring typical behavior, attacking third-party integrations, and conducting multi-stage ransomware campaigns. These are advanced threats that need to transition away from stalwart defense techniques to Advanced Detection and Response (ADR) technology.

IT Horizons’ cyber security is based on advanced, integrated solutions capable of providing end-to-end security for the whole digital environment. These are Extended Detection and Response (XDR), for threat detection in real time even across several domains; Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) that give centralized unified visibility and analytics; Network Detection and Response (NDR), for threat detection within network streams; and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR), for aggregating and automating incident response for faster, better response.

All of these are designed to give real-time visibility, faster response to incidents, and lower breach costs, which can reduce impact by over $3 million when AI and automation are employed, according to IBM’s 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report.

Simplifying Security for a Complex World

The future of security is automation, cloud-native infrastructure, and human-centered design. IT Horizons is eliminating the overhead of traditional on-premises security products and replacing them with cloud-ready, agile platforms that integrate across networks, endpoints, and applications, through Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based Security Operations Centers (SOC).

With this transition, Ghanaian businesses, particularly those operating in finance, fintech, telecoms, and energy, can accrue immense advantages. These range from reduced costs of operation to enhanced threat insights, AI-powered intelligent threat hunt and incident triage, as well as enhanced SOC support and streamlined compliance reporting.

Local Presence, Global Standards

Even as IT Horizons expands its ground presence in Ghana through strategic partnerships and recruitment, however, the company is never far from its vision of Africa-anchored innovation supported by world-class best practices. By equipping its ground presence with the very latest, most advanced tools, training, and localized threat insights, IT Horizons can bring its Ghanaian clients world-class, uncompromising security.

Looking Ahead

With the west African digital frontier growing, so does the imperative to safeguard it. IT Horizons has become one of the most notable business enablers of digital trust in the region. “Not only is security about protecting information, but also about underpinning innovation, agility, and confidence in the digital-first world. This is what we are offering to Ghana,” said Olusegun Enitan Dada.

Authored by: Janet Amo

Janet is the Sales & Business Development Manager, IT Horizons Ghana

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