From Compliance Requirements to Real Solutions: The Tools That Got Them There

By the time of the event, most financial institutions were already aware of what the FSCA/SARB Joint Standard mandates — robust cybersecurity, incident response capabilities, resilient infrastructure, and documented governance.

But the real question remained:
How do you put these requirements into action without stretching your teams, timelines, or budget?

This practical, solution-driven virtual event answered that exact question.

Instead of focusing on theory, attendees saw how real businesses were implementing IT tools and services — delivered by SevenC, ASG, Sophos, and Veeam — to achieve compliance and remain protected, with minimal disruption to daily operations.

What Attendees Saw in Action:

✔ Secure, Compliant Backup & Disaster Recovery with Veeam
Veeam demonstrated how backup alone isn’t enough — and how their solutions ensure data integrity, retrievability, and audit-ready reporting. Attendees saw how Veeam supports compliance with automated insights and verifiable data protection.

✔ Managed Detection and Response
With Sophos MDR, a cybersecurity solution that combines human threat hunting with AI-powered monitoring. Sophos showed how MDR enables businesses to detect and stop cyberattacks in real time, giving them enterprise-grade protection without the complexity or cost of building their own Security Operations Centre (SOC).

✔ IT Governance and Policy Alignment with SevenC’s Virtual CIO
The event covered how SevenC’s Virtual CIO service helps translate regulation into actionable IT policies, including documented incident response, risk management strategies, and board-ready governance alignment.

✔ Scalable Cybersecurity for Businesses of All Sizes
From SMEs to fast-scaling fintechs, attendees saw how these solutions are flexible and cost-effective — allowing them to avoid hiring internal cyber teams while still accessing enterprise-grade protection and ongoing support.

Key Takeaways for Attendees:

Attendees left the session with a clear understanding of:

• Which IT tools are essential for compliance

• How to connect those tools into a complete, audit-ready solution

• What steps to take next to ensure resilience before 1 June and beyond

Part 1: Making Compliance Practical – With Veeam

Recorded on: 29 May 2025 | Duration: 1 hour

The first session focused on how backup and disaster recovery tools can be used not just to protect your data, but to prove compliance under key regulations like the FSCA/SARB Joint Standard and the POPI Act. Hosted by SevenC and ASG, with insight from Veeam, the webinar guided attendees through how audit-ready backup systems can replace manual reporting, reduce risk exposure, and help businesses of all sizes meet governance expectations.

It also introduced attendees to SevenC’s Virtual CIO (vCIO) services—a hands-on approach to helping businesses align IT operations with regulatory requirements, without needing to hire internal security teams. Participants left with a clear roadmap for improving their backup posture, IT documentation, and business continuity planning.

Part 2: From Reactive to Resilient – With Sophos MDR

Live Event: 24 July 2025 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM SAST

In Part 2, we turned our attention to real-time cyber threats. Co-hosted by Sophos, the second event tackled the rising need for managed detection and response (MDR) as a compliance enabler, not just a security layer. With cybercriminals using AI and phishing to outpace traditional defenses, Sophos MDR brings 24/7 threat detection and response to businesses without the overhead of building a Security Operations Centre (SOC).

The session addressed the real-world risks businesses face, including a chilling case study of KNP Logistics, a 158-year-old company taken offline permanently by a single weak password. The takeaway? Even if your team is small or mostly offline, your business is still a target. This session gave attendees tools and insight to move beyond checklists and into proactive, cost-effective cybersecurity.

Part 2: Compliance Simplified. Cybersecurity Assured.
Aired: 24 July 2025
Focus Partner: Sophos