Valyn partners with regional banks, law firms, accounting practices and mid-sized retailers across Kenya, Rwanda, Botswana and Namibia — bringing institutional-grade cloud security to markets that demand it most.
The average data breach in Africa costs R 47 million — and takes 197 days to detect.
Most professional service firms discover they were breached only after client data appears elsewhere. Don't be the firm that finds out too late.
What We Do
We lock down your M365 environment — identity, email, SharePoint and Teams — against the phishing and credential attacks targeting professional firms in emerging markets.
GDPR, POPIA, PDPA and Kenya's DPA mapped to your actual environment. We translate regulation into executable controls — not binders that gather dust.
Security debt is expensive. Over-provisioned cloud is expensive. We eliminate both simultaneously — clients typically recoup 30–40% of cloud spend within 90 days.
Tabletop exercises, runbooks and rapid-response retainers. When something happens, you have a partner who already knows your environment — not someone learning on the job.
Board-level security leadership on retainer. Monthly reporting, risk registers, vendor oversight and strategic roadmaps — without the cost of a full-time CISO hire.
As your firm adopts AI tools, we ensure data doesn't leak into public models, and that your AI posture meets emerging frameworks like NIST AI RMF.
Engagement Models
No hourly billing surprises. No scope creep anxiety. One monthly investment — fully predictable.
Bronze
Foundation security for growing firms
Best for: Accounting firms, boutique law practices under 50 staff
Silver
Scales to R40,000 based on environment size
Full-spectrum managed security
Best for: Regional banks, mid-sized law firms, accounting networks
Gold
Scales to R120,000 for complex environments
Enterprise-grade, fully embedded partnership
Best for: Retail banking groups, multi-country professional service firms
A single ransomware incident costs between R 2–15 million in recovery, downtime and reputational damage. Valyn's Gold tier costs less than 1.5% of average breach cost — annually.
Who We Secure
Core banking integrations, SWIFT environment security, regulatory capital reporting and customer data protection under Central Bank frameworks in Kenya, Rwanda, Botswana and Namibia.
Attorney-client privilege at the data layer. Matter files, contract repositories and communication security built to the exacting standards your clients expect from their legal counsel.
IFRS audit files, payroll data and tax records secured against the targeted attacks increasingly aimed at professional service firms in the region. ISAE 3000 alignment available.
POS security, supply chain risk and payment card data protection across multi-location retail environments — without the enterprise overhead.
Start Here — No Cost, No Commitment
In half an hour, a Valyn security specialist will identify your three most critical exposure points — and give you three actionable recommendations and a rough cost estimate to address them.
87% of firms who complete this review engage Valyn within 30 days. The other 13% still use our recommendations — and wish they'd started sooner.
Valyn Insights
Multi-factor authentication is table stakes. Yet the majority of M365 tenants we review across Nairobi, Kigali and Gaborone have at least one admin account without it. Here's exactly what to check.
Read the guide →Audit season concentrates sensitive client data — and attacker attention. Three non-negotiable controls that take a weekend to implement.
Read the guide →Unused licences, over-provisioned VMs and unmonitored storage. A real anonymised case study from our client work.
Read the case →Operating in multiple markets? Your data obligations multiply. This reference guide maps the overlaps and gaps so you're not duplicating effort.
Download the map →