Reed Sentinel
Reed Sentinel
That means criminals locking a business out of its own files until it pays to get them back, or tricking a member of staff into paying a fake invoice. Most small businesses here have never had anyone check whether it could happen to them. Finding out costs far less than you would think.
An authorised, controlled test of whether anyone could get into your systems — and a report of every way in.
We make sure your computers and network are set up properly, and that you are keeping customer information the way the law requires.
Once you have fixed things, we check again and give you proof it is sorted.
How we work
Good security is boring. It is not something you buy once and forget — it is knowing what you have, checking it honestly, and fixing whatever turns up. Nothing we do should be a mystery to you.
Plenty of people will run an automatic check and email you the raw results. We go through everything by hand first, because a list nobody has actually looked at is not worth reading.
What we find stays between us. No case study with your name on it, nothing posted anywhere, and nothing shared with anyone you have not approved.
If your setup is mostly fine, we will say so. If something genuinely needs money spent on it we will say that too — and where a cheaper fix does the job, we will point you at it.
Seven things we check · scroll sideways
Seven things we look at, from what the internet can already see about you through to proof that the gaps are closed. We only ever touch what you have agreed to in writing. Keep scrolling and these move across.
Pillar 01 · Testing your defences →
Pillar 02 · What is open to the world →
Pillar 03 · Your site and online forms →
Pillar 04 · How guessable are your passwords →
Pillar 05 · Set up safely, and legally →
Pillar 06 · We check the fix worked →
Pillar 07 · Built in-house →
The risk
This is happening now, not one day. And it is not the big companies taking the hit — they have security teams. It is businesses with a firewall someone set up years ago that nobody has looked at since.
Nobody picks you out. Attackers scan the whole internet automatically, find whatever was left open, and start there.
Most targeted country in Africa
for these attacks
More of these attacks than last
year, first half of 2026
Average cost to get a business
running again afterwards
Biggest fine for not protecting
your customers’ information
Sources · Sophos, The State of Ransomware 2026 · ESET and SEACOM on African attack volumes · Protection of Personal Information Act, s109
The good news
Put those numbers next to the cost of checking. We agree one fixed price in writing before anything starts, and it is a fraction of what a break-in costs.
You are not buying software, a monthly fee, or a dashboard nobody opens. You get one report that says exactly how someone could get in, and exactly what to change.
No hourly billing, no surprises. You know the number before you say yes.
One call sorts out what gets checked, what is off limits, and the price.
Every problem explained in normal words, with the fix written underneath it.
You fix it, we check again, and you get proof it is closed.
Who you deal with
One person handles your job from start to finish. No call centre, no handing you to a junior.
Principal Security Consultant
CEH · Certified Ethical Hacker
Get in touch
Fill this in and we will get back to you within one working day. There is no charge for the first conversation, and no obligation after it. If you would rather just phone, the number is 082 800 1008.
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