South African company leads the way in comprehensive security assurance

Stephen Nel, Vice President of Business Development at Observo, a group of security professionals, developers and investors.

Increasingly the use of technology is driving our lives and businesses, and assurance that digital assets are secure is becoming vitally important. This growing need for trustworthy and vigilant security is not always adequately met by the majority of current security solutions.

According to Vice President of Business Development of Observo, Stephen Nel, the company's patent-pending ObservoVerified™ solution provides the required security assurance. "Its ability to verify the confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA) triad of data objects on a 24/7, 365 days a year basis, provides the most comprehensive security assurance solution available today," he says.

ObservoVerified™ is a comprehensive security solution that covers the entire life-cycle of information risk management. Through independently assessing, monitoring and verifying the security posture of a client's mission critical systems 365 days a year, it provides the client's customers, partners and users with the highest level of assurance that they can safely transact with a system.

A recent tenant of the maxum Business Incubator at The Innovation Hub, Observo was founded in 2004 by a group of security professionals, developers and investors. Nel - who describes himself as a "passionate entrepreneur" - is justifiably proud of the fact that all the intellectual property involved in the development of the ObservoVerified™ solution is wholly owned by Observo.

One of the reasons that the company decided to enter incubation at the Hub is that "the Hub is all about entrepreneurship and from a growth-assistance and networking point of view it is just what we need." The benefits that have arisen out of this move are increased networking opportunities, access to skills, and infrastructure credibility. maxum's relationship with the University of Pretoria, for instance, has enabled Observo to incorporate student recruitment to fill upcoming vacancies as part of their drive to create capacity within the company. The management team is currently in the process of completing the job specifications for these positions.

Looking beyond the short-term plans for an expanded workforce, Observo's vision is to become globally recognised as one of the most respected information security companies in the world. Part of that vision involves the company building its own operations centre at the Hub within the next three years.

It is evident that with its focus on innovation at the cutting-edge of technology - backed by the entrepreneurial spirit of its management team - Observo is capable of reaching those goals and going on to achieve far more.

For more information on Observo, contact Stephen Nel on +27 12 844 0840.

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