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These innovations mark a significant leap in proactive cybersecurity, particularly for South African businesses, public sector departments, and education institutions grappling with rising cyber threats and complex IT environments.

As cyberattacks continue to grow in volume and sophistication, many local organisations are rethinking their perimeter-based security models. With the rapid adoption of cloud, hybrid work, and connected devices across campuses, traditional security postures are proving insufficient.

Aruba’ s latest solutions offer a unified, AI-driven approach to detecting, responding to, and preventing network-based threats, while enabling secure user and device access without compromising productivity.

Duxbury Networking confirmed that both solutions are now available to South African partners, with full local support and training for integration into existing Aruba deployments. The technologies form part of Aruba’ s Unified SASE, Secure Access Service Edge architecture, which converges networking and security into a single cloud-native framework.

“ South African companies face increasing pressure to modernise their cybersecurity strategies, especially in sectors like education, healthcare, and government,” says Warren Gordon, Business Unit Manager at Duxbury Networking.

Warren Gordon, Business Unit Manager, Duxbury Networking

Aruba’ s new Network Detection and Response, NDR platform uses advanced AI and machine learning to provide deep visibility into network activity. Unlike traditional monitoring tools, it continuously analyses traffic patterns and user behaviour to identify early signs of malicious activity. Examples include lateral movement, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration.

With local Security Operations Centre skills shortages reported across the country, the built-in AI threat triage and automated forensics offer significant relief to overburdened IT teams, enabling them to respond faster and more accurately without hiring additional staff.

While Zero-Trust is often associated with remote access or cloud environments, Aruba’ s campus-based ZTNA offering brings the same security principles to wired and wireless access across physical campuses, ideal for South African universities, schools, hospitals, and corporate parks.

“ For organisations that have already standardised on Aruba’ s infrastructure, these upgrades provide a seamless path to adopt Zero-Trust and AI-driven detection without major overhauls,” says Gordon.“ As a value-added distributor, we are here to help partners deploy these solutions confidently, with guidance from pre-sales through to implementation.”

This is achieved through identity-based access controls, role-based segmentation, and integration with existing security infrastructure, ensuring that users and devices are continuously verified before gaining access to sensitive resources. It is a significant step forward for institutions that host a mix of student, guest, IoT, and employee traffic on the same network.

These new Aruba solutions bring much-needed visibility and control while leveraging AI to detect anomalies in real time. As digital transformation accelerates locally, this level of intelligent security has become essential.

Since its formation in 1984 by CEO, Graham Duxbury, Duxbury Networking has embraced ongoing technological changes within the ICT sector in order to provide its customers with access to the latest trends and solutions. p

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