NEC XON
NEC XON detects and stops ransomware attack
June 2026, Information Security, IoT & Automation
Ransomware attacks rarely begin with chaos. More often, they start quietly, with probing, mapping, and patient reconnaissance inside a target’s network. That was the situation facing a global recruitment firm when cybercriminals attempted to navigate its systems.
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Tackling enterprise security ‘tool sprawl’
May 2026, Information Security
South African ICT solutions provider NEC XON is advocating a shift away from fragmented cybersecurity toolsets towards unified platforms, arguing that ‘tool sprawl’ is undermining the effectiveness of enterprise security operations.
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Africa’s largest Zero Trust platform
March 2026, Information Security, Commercial (Industry)
Africa has reached a significant cybersecurity milestone with the successful deployment of the continent’s largest Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access and Prisma Access Browser Zero Trust environment, supporting secure remote access for more than 40 000 users for a large enterprise in Africa.
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NEC XON secures mobile provider’s hybrid identities
March 2026, Access Control & Identity Management, Information Security, Commercial (Industry)
For a leading South African telecommunications operator, identity protection has become a strategic priority as identity-centric attacks proliferate across the industry. The company faced mounting pressure to secure both human and non-human identities across complex hybrid environments.
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Zero Trust access control
SMART Access & Identity 2026, Technews Publishing, SMART Security Solutions, CASA Software, Editor's Choice, Access Control & Identity Management, Information Security
Zero Trust Architecture enforces the rule of ‘never trust, always verify’. It changes an organisation’s security posture by assuming that threats exist both inside and outside the perimeter, and it applies to information and physical security.
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Credential theft surges in South Africa
Issue 4 and 5 2025, Information Security
NEC XON issues a critical cybersecurity warning about the dual threat of massive credential theft and AI-powered cyberattacks sweeping across the region, with an increasing number of incidents and evolving threat tactics.
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Safer spaces through smart surveillance
Issue 3 2025, Surveillance
Advances in facial recognition technology are transforming surveillance from a mere recording tool into an intelligent, integrated system that enhances real-time safety, moving beyond the traditional expansion of CCTV efforts.
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Streamlining government operations with biometrics-driven self-service
October 2024, Government and Parastatal (Industry), Access Control & Identity Management, IoT & Automation
The digital age has ushered in unprecedented opportunities for governments worldwide to enhance service delivery, reduce bureaucratic inefficiencies, and fulfil the vision of e-government services, and biometrics is a core aspect of this transformation.
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Spoiling a cyberattack on a mining company
September 2024, Information Security
NEC XON recently demonstrated its cybersecurity capabilities by thwarting a potential ransomware attack targeting a major mining group when its xCTEM platform identified that an Initial Access Broker was selling credentials for a privileged account.
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Zimbabwe's police nail criminal syndicate with facial recognition
August 2024, Editor's Choice, Access Control & Identity Management, News & Events, AI & Data Analytics
NEC XON shared that its NeoFace Watch facial recognition system was successfully used by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to identify and apprehend a Chinese syndicate attempting to enter the country using fraudulent travel documents.
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NEC XON shares lessons learned from ransomware attacks
May 2024, Editor's Choice, Information Security
NEC XON has handled many ransomware attacks. We've distilled key insights and listed them in this article to better equip companies and individuals for scenarios like this, which many will say are an inevitable reality in today’s environment.
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