Cybersecurity threats, fake news and impersonation by hackers have become a great worry for corporate bodies and individuals dealing in data processes across the globe.

In Ghana cybercrime has become a security concern especially since fraudsters popularly known as ‘sakawa boys’ use the internet to target unsuspecting victims.

The task of protecting data and other sensitive information continues to be more critical for industry players and anybody owning at least, an email account.

The situation is reaching an alarming proportion as hackers are advancing their operations almost every day.

In view of this, Spearhead Networks, a local ICT security training and next-generation threat driven solutions provider, has partnered with one of the world's fastest-growing IT security companies, Thycotic to provide cybersecurity solutions for its clients across Africa.

Under this partnership, the company provides total security solutions to its valued clients to enable them to manage their data credentials such as privileged accounts with enterprise-grade that give them the options.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution available for both on-premise or in the cloud.

This includes an all-in-one solution for least privilege management, threat intelligence and application whitelisting, greylisting and blacklisting.

Secret Server Cloud

The company has the capacity to fully feature privileged access management in the cloud that enables customers to sign up and start right away.                     

With this solution, clients have total control over their end-to-end security systems and infrastructure, deployment of software within on-premise data centre virtual private cloud.

Speaking at a media briefing in Accra, the Managing Director of Spearhead, Mr Ernest Darko Mensah, said the failure of people to realise that the need for critical infrastructure to provide tighter security for their operations, influenced Spearhead to start creating awareness and also to introduce their solutions to help curb the menace.

He said people don’t know how to manage their accounts properly and some times use wrong passwords which expose them to cybercriminals.

SpearHead Networks was Established in 2007 and incorporated as an enterprise which later expanded into a  Limited Liability Company on March 4, 2011.

With over 11 years in the information communications security industry in Ghana and beyond, SpearHead continues to serve organisations and individuals within the country’s metropolitan and district capitals by providing complete Information and Security Solutions.

With 26 skilled and proficient personnel, the company portrays integrity, commitment towards projects, Spearhead Networks has been able to achieve successes in its operations in Ghana and beyond with most of its clientele being government, military, healthcare, education, legal, energy and financial institutions.