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Ethnos IT Solutions Brings World-Class Cyber Security Solutions to The Nigerian Corporates

In an increasingly digital world, businesses today are having greater online presence, this has necessitated   the need to invest in robust cyber security architecture. This investment has been noted to scale up business agility and also deepen the business continuity of firms. The investment in cyber security isn’t a project only designed for big corporate players. Cyber Security solutions are for all sorts of business ranging from the small business to the guy working from home and doing his online shop to the online market place. Every type of business today needs cyber security framework embedded their business plan or operational expenditure.

Ethnos IT solution, an indigenous cyber security IT solution provider, with over a decade in providing robust cyber security solutions has brought to the forefront various layers of security architecture for all tiers of organizations. The company has made seeking for reliable experts in the cybersecurity ecosystem seamless and easy for the Nigerian business managers.

Having known this, another challenge that most business owners or chief technology officers do is that they assume that cyber security is all about buying an antivirus and dumping it in the platform or sever. Cybersecurity transcends above this narrative. Depending on the platform or business model, this cyber security can involve vulnerability testing, ethical hacking, penetration testing and all what not. In a perilous world like ours today criminals are constantly inventing, researching and deploying the best methods t breach your platforms, the role of cyber security solution providers like Ethnos IT is to ensure that organizations are one step ahead of these criminals.

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Speaking on the role of experts in cybersecurity ecosystem, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the indigenous firm, Mr Peter Ejiofor said “Ethnos provides solutions and professional services in the field of Information Security, Risk Management, Cyber Security and Compliance Management. “

He added “We advise and support companies and organizations that want to align their ICT environment with ‘Best Practices’ for Enterprise Security. We stand for assurance of security when it comes to cost-effective measures and solutions to reduce the risks, to get more in control and also to preserve the trust in doing business. The many years of experience of our professionals in IT Governance and Information Security guarantee an optimal implementation and customer satisfaction. We work with reputable and innovative suppliers. “

“Today, technology is looking at artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, metaverse, digital transformation, holography and many others. We have grown with these new technologies and also improved in our capacity and skillset to support our customers as they consume these technologies. We have grown our market base, personnel, in terms of global technical engagements we have grown also. That is the journey.”

On the expertise of Ethnos IT as a cyber security solution provider, Peter said ““Currently, we have a wealth of experience and we have changed our thinking and vision as a company. What we do now is to solve real problems for organizations and we are not limited in our thinking. We are not limited in any area of cyber security. We are no longer at this stage delivering products but solving problems. We evaluate customers to determine their needs, some we train them and improve their cyber hygiene culture, some we deploy technologies to control their touchpoints others we support on their regulatory journeys. So, we look at businesses and implement threat management and we have platforms that we can plugin your environment and help you control and detect threats from internet exposure to data base.”

Ethnos provides solutions and professional services in the field of Information Security, Risk Management, Cyber Security and Compliance Management. We advise and support companies and organizations that want to align their ICT environment with ‘Best Practices’ for Enterprise Security. We stand for assurance of security when it comes to cost-effective measures and solutions to reduce the risks, to get more in control and also to preserve the trust in doing business. The many years of experience of our professionals in IT Governance and Information Security guarantee an optimal implementation and customer satisfaction. We work with reputable and innovative suppliers. We are ready to fulfil your specific requirements for working securely, either in or outside the cloud.

Ethnos focuses on providing Security, Governance and Business Improvement to organizations of all sizes.

Ethnos have partnered with worldclass brands such as; Webroot, Trustwave, Checkmarx, One Identity, AlgoSec, Thales, SentinelOne, Checkpoint, Beyond Security, Acunetix, RSA-EMC, Security Innovations, Ipswitch, PaloAlto Networks, PECB, Forcepoint, DataSunrise, Digital Guardian, Gemalto, Gigamon, Logrhythm, Kaspersky and more.

“In delivering our solutions, we strive to first understand the specific security requirements of our clients, assess their risks and unique security and compliance needs and identify the gaps between current and desired security postures. We then utilize highly experienced and extensively trained information security professionals to deliver custom solutions optimized for cost, efficiency and performance. If required, we assist to manage your compliance against regulatory standards and certifications while continuously work with you to ensure our solutions fully delivers ROI”, Peter Ejiofor concluded.

Anthony Emeka Nwosu

“We advise and support companies and organizations that want to align their ICT environment with ‘Best Practices’ for Enterprise Security. We stand for assurance of security when it comes to cost-effective measures and solutions to reduce the risks, to get more in control and also to preserve the trust in doing business. The many years of experience of our professionals in IT Governance and Information Security guarantee an optimal implementation and customer satisfaction. We work with reputable and innovative suppliers. “

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