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Cybersecurity1 May 2025

Ransomware in South Africa: How to Protect Your Business in 2025

South Africa is among the top targets for ransomware attacks in Africa. Here's what you need to know and how ROI Technologies protects our clients.

Ransomware attacks have surged across South Africa, targeting businesses of all sizes.

How Ransomware Works Ransomware encrypts your files and demands payment for the decryption key. Modern variants also exfiltrate data and threaten to publish it — a double extortion attack.

How ROI Technologies Protects Clients - SentinelOne EDR/XDR for real-time endpoint detection and response - Cove Backup with immutable cloud storage — ransomware cannot touch your backups - Darktrace AI for network anomaly detection - Regular vulnerability scanning with Nessus Pro - Security awareness training with KnowBe4

Contact us: info@roitech.co.za | +27 11 476 8817

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Talk to ROI Technologies — Johannesburg-based, certified, vendor-agnostic.

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