Zero Trust to dominate cybersecurity in 2023

By Ralph Berndt, sales and marketing director at Syrex Hybrid work, the rise of the Internet of Things, and analysing data close to the edge mean traditional ways of safeguarding data are no longer sufficient. Zero Trust has emerged as a more proactive way for businesses to keep their systems,

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Zero Trust is the future of cybersecurity

Given the increased sophistication and pervasiveness of modern cyberattacks, the assumption that anything within the security perimeter of the organisation can be trusted is quickly being replaced by a Zero Trust approach. As the name suggests, it sees no user, device, or system either inside or outside a company’s cybersecurity

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Keeping corporate data safe beyond the traditional firewall

While the firewall is a fundamental part of protecting the perimeter of an organisation from compromise, it is no longer the only tool that can be relied on against increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals who are using machine learning and artificial intelligence to bypass traditional defences. Security by design, whether in

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inq. Acquires Enea Edge IP

inq., a global Edge solutions provider, has today announced an agreement with Enea AB to licence the Enea Edge Intellectual Property (IP) through a perpetual software development licence. Enea Edge is an open virtualisation and management platform for edge devices such as white box uCPEs. It provides a minimum footprint and focuses on maximum performance, specifically around

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Go Zero Trust with Check Point Infinity

Syrex, a provider of hyperconverged cloud technology solutions in South Africa, says that the Check Point Infinity cybersecurity architecture has been built to prevent Gen V cyberattacks using a consolidated Zero Trust environment. First coming to prominence in 2017, Gen V cyberattacks are large-scale multi-vector attacks designed to infect multiple

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inq. gets Competition Commission approval for Syrex acquisition

inq. gets Competition Commission approval for Syrex acquisition thereby expanding its footprint into South Africa (13 July 2022 – Johannesburg) – inq., a Convergence Partner’s company, has received Competition Commission approval without conditions to acquire Syrex, a provider of hyperconverged cloud technology solutions in South Africa. The strategic acquisition bolsters

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inq. expands footprint into South Africa with the acquisition of Syrex

(Date – Johannesburg) – inq., a Convergence Partner’s company, is set to acquire Syrex, a provider of hyperconverged cloud technology solutions in South Africa. The strategic acquisition bolsters an already robust business offering from Syrex to provide innovative, reliable, and industry-leading solutions to the South African market. inq. a leading

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Welcome to the era of hyperconvergence

Welcome to the era of hyperconvergence Ralph Berndt, Sales and Marketing Director at Syrex The traditional view of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) sees it combining storage, computing, and networking into a single system. But in today’s connected world, this definition must extend to now include integrating everything on a software layer.

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Check Point Infinity delivers all-in-one cybersecurity

Syrex, Check Point Infinity deliver all-in-one cybersecurity for today’s connected business environment The hybrid working environment has seen more companies embrace the cloud as the means to provide access to data, solutions, and services instrumental for business growth. But in doing so, organisations expose themselves to a rapidly evolving threat

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The impact of the pandemic on cybersecurity

By Ralph Berndt, sales and marketing director of Syrex Even prior to the pandemic, organisations had begun putting in place elements to manage distributed employees whether that be through corporate remote desktop or virtual private networking (VPN) capabilities. However, this was not done at the scale and at a rate

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