Cyber governance for regulated South African businesses
Regulators expect you to know your cyber risk and prove you manage it. Enc0ded gives mid-sized businesses that visibility and governance as an outsourced executive capability, without the cost of a full-time CISO and GRC team.
Or build your 90-day roadmap in two minutes
Sound familiar?
And the only answer anyone can give is reassurance, not evidence.
The deal waits while someone works out what to say and who can sign it.
POPIA enforcement is escalating, and financial institutions now have 24 hours to report a material incident.
So security stays with an IT team that already has a full-time job.
Enc0ded gives you the answers, and the proof behind them. Visibility first, then governance, at a price that fits a growing business.
Our services
The vTRO runs your security programme month to month. Penetration testing and simulated training feed it, or stand on their own.
Board-level security leadership and a team that does the daily work, as an outsourced executive capability.
Essentials, Professional and Enterprise tiers
Explore the vTRO →We test your systems the way an attacker would and show you what to fix first.
Fixed fee, quoted after a free scoping call
Explore penetration testing →Your people work through realistic incidents in a safe space, so the first one they face isn't the real thing.
For IT teams, executives and business schools
Explore training →Your roadmap
Answer four questions to see the rules most likely to apply to you, a suggested vTRO tier and the shape of your first 90 days. Then download the full report.
Indicative only. Your scoping call confirms which rules apply and what the work involves.
Why it matters now
Regulators now expect evidence, not intentions. We help you build that evidence before anyone asks for it.
A summary, not legal advice. Our executive briefings set out the detail and the sources.
Executive briefings
Plain-language PDF briefings on the rules that apply to South African businesses, with sources. Free with your work email.
Who the standard covers, what the governing body must own, testing intervals and the new 24-hour incident reporting rule.
6-page PDF · free with your work email
The four security duties, operator contracts, breach notification and what enforcement looks like.
6-page PDF · free with your work email
What PCI DSS, Joint Standard 2, POPIA and ISO 27001 expect, and a testing rhythm you can defend.
5-page PDF · free with your work email
Next step
Tell us what you need and we'll come back to you to book a time. If you've used the roadmap, we'll come to the call with it already reviewed.