ARIA Cybersecurity Secures Multiyear Contract to Protect Large South African Cell Tower Provider
ARIA Cybersecurity, a CSPi (NASDAQ:CSPI) business, has secured a multiyear contract to deploy its AZT PROTECT solution for one of South Africa's largest cell tower operators through a new reseller partnership with Oryx Industries.
The solution will protect thousands of cell tower sites across South Africa from cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure. AZT PROTECT implements a lock-down approach to safeguard critical infrastructure applications, preventing malware, ransomware, and nation-state-backed attacks.
The AI-based system provides countermeasures to protect vulnerable production control systems, stopping code-based attacks and disrupting techniques used by attackers to gain control. According to Gary Southwell, ARIA's CEO, the solution offers a simple-to-deploy and effective alternative to more complex security options.
ARIA Cybersecurity, un'azienda di CSPi (NASDAQ:CSPI), ha ottenuto un contratto pluriennale per implementare la sua soluzione AZT PROTECT per uno dei più grandi operatori di torri cellulari del Sudafrica attraverso una nuova partnership con Oryx Industries.
La soluzione proteggerà migliaia di siti di torri cellulari in tutto il Sudafrica da attacchi informatici che mirano alle infrastrutture critiche. AZT PROTECT adotta un approccio di lockdown per salvaguardare le applicazioni delle infrastrutture critiche, prevenendo malware, ransomware e attacchi sostenuti da stati-nazione.
Il sistema basato su AI fornisce contromisure per proteggere i sistemi di controllo della produzione vulnerabili, fermando attacchi basati su codice e interrompendo le tecniche utilizzate dagli aggressori per ottenere il controllo. Secondo Gary Southwell, CEO di ARIA, la soluzione offre un'alternativa semplice da implementare ed efficace rispetto a opzioni di sicurezza più complesse.
ARIA Cybersecurity, una empresa de CSPi (NASDAQ:CSPI), ha asegurado un contrato multianual para implementar su solución AZT PROTECT para uno de los mayores operadores de torres de telefonía móvil de Sudáfrica a través de una nueva asociación con Oryx Industries.
La solución protegerá miles de sitios de torres de telefonía móvil en todo Sudáfrica de ciberataques dirigidos a infraestructuras críticas. AZT PROTECT implementa un enfoque de bloqueo para salvaguardar las aplicaciones de infraestructura crítica, previniendo malware, ransomware y ataques respaldados por estados-nación.
El sistema basado en IA proporciona contramedidas para proteger sistemas de control de producción vulnerables, deteniendo ataques basados en código y interrumpiendo las técnicas utilizadas por los atacantes para obtener el control. Según Gary Southwell, CEO de ARIA, la solución ofrece una alternativa fácil de implementar y efectiva en comparación con opciones de seguridad más complejas.
ARIA Cybersecurity, CSPi(나스닥:CSPI)의 사업부는 Oryx Industries와의 새로운 리셀러 파트너십을 통해 남아프리카 공화국 최대의 이동통신 기지국 운영업체 중 하나를 위한 AZT PROTECT 솔루션을 배포하기 위한 다년 계약을 체결했습니다.
이 솔루션은 남아프리카 전역의 수천 개 기지국 사이트를 사이버 공격으로부터 보호하여 중요한 인프라를 안전하게 지킵니다. AZT PROTECT는 중요한 인프라 애플리케이션을 보호하기 위해 잠금 방식 접근 방식을 구현하여 맬웨어, 랜섬웨어 및 국가 지원 공격을 방지합니다.
AI 기반 시스템은 취약한 생산 제어 시스템을 보호하기 위한 대응책을 제공하며, 코드 기반 공격을 차단하고 공격자가 제어를 얻기 위해 사용하는 기술을 방해합니다. ARIA의 CEO인 Gary Southwell에 따르면, 이 솔루션은 더 복잡한 보안 옵션에 비해 쉽게 배포할 수 있고 효과적인 대안을 제공합니다.
ARIA Cybersecurity, une entreprise de CSPi (NASDAQ:CSPI), a sécurisé un contrat pluriannuel pour déployer sa solution AZT PROTECT pour l'un des plus grands opérateurs de tours cellulaires d'Afrique du Sud grâce à un nouveau partenariat de revente avec Oryx Industries.
La solution protégera des milliers de sites de tours cellulaires à travers l'Afrique du Sud contre les cyberattaques visant les infrastructures critiques. AZT PROTECT met en œuvre une approche de verrouillage pour protéger les applications d'infrastructure critique, empêchant les logiciels malveillants, les ransomwares et les attaques soutenues par des États-nations.
Le système basé sur l'IA fournit des contre-mesures pour protéger les systèmes de contrôle de production vulnérables, arrêtant les attaques basées sur le code et perturbant les techniques utilisées par les attaquants pour prendre le contrôle. Selon Gary Southwell, PDG d'ARIA, la solution offre une alternative simple à déployer et efficace par rapport à des options de sécurité plus complexes.
ARIA Cybersecurity, ein Unternehmen von CSPi (NASDAQ:CSPI), hat einen mehrjährigen Vertrag zur Implementierung seiner Lösung AZT PROTECT für einen der größten Mobilfunkmastenbetreiber in Südafrika durch eine neue Wiederverkäuferpartnerschaft mit Oryx Industries gesichert.
Die Lösung wird Tausende von Mobilfunkmastenstandorten in ganz Südafrika vor Cyberangriffen schützen, die auf kritische Infrastrukturen abzielen. AZT PROTECT implementiert einen Lockdown-Ansatz zum Schutz kritischer Infrastruktur-Anwendungen und verhindert Malware, Ransomware und von Staaten unterstützte Angriffe.
Das KI-basierte System bietet Gegenmaßnahmen zum Schutz anfälliger Produktionskontrollsysteme, stoppt codebasierte Angriffe und unterbricht Techniken, die von Angreifern verwendet werden, um die Kontrolle zu erlangen. Laut Gary Southwell, dem CEO von ARIA, bietet die Lösung eine einfach zu implementierende und effektive Alternative zu komplexeren Sicherheitsoptionen.
- Secured multiyear contract with major South African cell tower operator
- Expansion into new market segment through strategic partnership with Oryx Industries
- Solution addresses growing cybersecurity threats in critical infrastructure
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This multiyear contract win for CSPi's ARIA Cybersecurity business represents a significant strategic expansion into protecting critical telecom infrastructure in South Africa. The deployment of ARIA's AZT PROTECT solution across thousands of cell tower sites delivers substantial validation for their technology in the critical infrastructure protection market.
What's particularly noteworthy is ARIA securing this contract through competitive differentiation - their solution was selected specifically because alternatives were deemed "less effective and too complex to operate." This competitive advantage could position ARIA favorably for similar deployments across other critical infrastructure sectors experiencing increased cyber threats.
The contract has several strategic dimensions beyond immediate revenue: (1) establishing a new reseller relationship with Oryx for broader South African market access, (2) entering the telecom infrastructure vertical described as a "large new market segment," and (3) demonstrating capability in protecting critical national infrastructure against sophisticated threats including zero-day malware, ransomware, and nation-state attacks.
While financial terms remain undisclosed, the multiyear nature and scale of deployment (thousands of towers) suggest meaningful recurring revenue potential. This contract represents both geographic and vertical market expansion that strengthens CSPi's business foundation in the high-growth critical infrastructure protection space.
This contract represents a strategic market penetration for CSPi in two dimensions - expanding into South Africa's critical infrastructure sector and establishing a foothold in telecom infrastructure protection. The multiyear agreement with one of South Africa's largest cell tower operators provides validated reference architecture that could accelerate similar deployments.
The reseller partnership with Oryx Industries creates a valuable channel relationship in a region experiencing increased critical infrastructure attacks. This go-to-market strategy allows ARIA to leverage local expertise while expanding geographical reach. Cell tower security represents an underserved but essential protection need, as these facilities support broader communications infrastructure for multiple carriers.
ARIA's competitive positioning hinges on deployment simplicity and operational effectiveness - critical factors for infrastructure operators who typically lack sophisticated security operations capabilities. The "lock-down approach" mentioned suggests a zero-trust architecture specifically tailored for operational technology environments.
The contract's strategic timing aligns with escalating threats against critical infrastructure globally. By securing a major reference customer in this vertical, ARIA can potentially build a specialized solution portfolio for telecom infrastructure that could be replicated across similar operators worldwide, creating a scalable growth vector for CSPi beyond this initial deployment.
ARIA AZT PROTECT to stop cyberattacks targeting 1000s of cell tower sites
BOSTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / April 8, 2025 / ARIA Cybersecurity, a CSPi business (NASDAQ:CSPi) and a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions announced a new contract via its new reseller partnership with Oryx to deploy ARIA's flagship solution, AZT PROTECT™, to protect equipment at one of the largest cell tower owners in South Africa.
Oryx Industries is actively promoting AZT PROTECT to a range of customer verticals across South Africa in response to a rise in cyberattacks targeting the country's critical infrastructure. One such vertical is cell tower operators, which support the country's communications infrastructure. A large tower operator with a footprint that spans the entire country recognized the unique capabilities of AZT PROTECT to safeguard its tower facilities against cyberattacks.
AZT PROTECT provides a lock-down approach to protecting critical infrastructure applications from attack. It stops all forms of malware, ransomware, and nation-state-backed attacks on these applications and the operating systems on which they run.
Oryx is working with ARIA to deploy AZT PROTECT to defend these tower facilities from zero-day malware and ransomware, as well as sophisticated cyberattacks.
"ARIA's AZT solution provides this tower operator with a simple-to-deploy, effective solution to protect itself. We are working closely with Oryx and the customer to make it easy to roll protection out as quickly as possible," said Gary Southwell, chief executive of ARIA. "Tower operators need a better approach to protect the underlying infrastructure that hosts multiple cellphone operators. Other solutions considered were less effective and too complex to operate.We are excited to bring AZT PROTECT to this large new market segment."
The AZT PROTECT solution utilizes AI-based countermeasures to stop the attacks as they land on an operation's most vulnerable critical production control systems. These countermeasures lock down critical applications from adulteration while stopping code-based attacks, such as malware and ransomware, from executing. Further, they disrupt the techniques nation-state-backed attackers utilize to land, expand, and then escalate privileges to take control of such systems.
About ARIA Cybersecurity Solutions
ARIA Cybersecurity, a business of CSPi Inc. (NASDAQ: CSPI), recognizes that better, stronger, more effective cybersecurity starts with a smarter approach. Our solutions provide new ways for organizations to protect their most critical assets-they can shield their critical applications from attack with our AZT PROTECT solution, while monitoring internal traffic, device-level logs, and alert output with our ARIA ADR solution to substantially improve threat detection and surgically disrupt cyberattacks and data exfiltration. Customers in a range of industries rely on our solutions to accelerate incident response, automate breach detection, and protect their most critical assets and applications-no matter where they are stored, used, or accessed. Learn more at ARIACybersecurity.com.
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SOURCE: CSP, Inc.
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