Altron Security | Field Guide

Navigate the Identity Security wilderness with nature's wisdom.

Discover how six remarkable African animals reveal the secrets to comprehensive digital security—from PKI and password less authentication to quantum-ready certificates and advanced electronic signatures.

The African savanna is one of nature's most dangerous environments. Yet remarkable creatures thrive through sophisticated defense strategies perfected over millions of years. Your organisation faces a similar digital wilderness—ransomware gangs, insider threats, and identity fraud prowling your networks daily.

But you don't have to navigate it alone.

This comprehensive Field Guide includes detailed solution explanations, real African customer case studies, implementation roadmaps, and executive summaries. Everything you need to navigate the Identity Security wilderness.

The African savanna is one of nature's most dangerous environments.

Yet remarkable creatures thrive through sophisticated defense strategies perfected over millions of years. Your organization faces a similar digital wilderness—ransomware gangs, insider threats, and identity fraud prowling your networks daily.

Learn more

Breaches and credential theft

Approximately 80% of breaches start here

Weak or stolen passwords enable most data breaches. Traditional authentication is fundamentally broken, yet most organizations continue patching a system that can't be fixed.

Financial impact

Millions of rands in breach cost

According to industry reports, certificate-related outages can cost organisations millions per incident and reputational damage. Identity fraud drains billions of Rands annually across Africa. Insider threats cost millions per compromised privileged account. These aren't theoretical—they're happening now.

Hidden vulnerabilities

Approximately 70% of infrastructure is unknown

Effective security requires comprehensive visibility. Organisations often face challenges tracking all digital certificates, discovering shadow IT, and maintaining complete asset inventories—gaps that attackers can exploit.

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) | The Elephant

Unforgettable digital memory

Password-based attacks account for the majority of credential-related breaches. PKI-based cryptographic authentication eliminates password vulnerabilities by using digital certificates and public/private key pairs for identity verification—credentials that can't be guessed, phished, or reused across systems

Quick Stats:

85% reduction in security incidents
99.9% blocked unauthorized access
70% faster compliance reporting

Discover PKI solutions

Digital Identity | The Meerkat

Vigilant community protection

Secure digital identities while preventing millions of Rands in fraud annually.

Quick Stats:

95% reduction in identity fraud
Processing time: days → seconds
80% improvement in user satisfaction
150% increase in digital engagement

Discover Digital Identity

Certificate Lifecycle Management | The Chameleon

Continuous adaptation for survival

As of March 15, 2029, the maximum lifetime for a TLScertificate will be 47 days.

Quick Stats:

Prevent R5.6 million in outages
Discover 3x more certificates
80% reduced management time
Quantum-ready by 2029

Discover CLM Automation

Co-Managed Privileged Access Management | The Lion

Apex-level protection for crown jewels

Stop 80% of breaches that exploit privileged accounts through comprehensive monitoring and control.

Quick Stats:

Approx 80% of breaches use privileged accounts
Major reduction in attack surface
Zero standing privileges achieved
Complete session recording

Secure Privileged Access Management

Certificate Discovery | The Ant

Meticulous exploration, complete visibility

You can't protect certificates you don't know exist—scanning reveals your complete certificate attack surface.

Quick Stats:

- Time to recovery from a certificate-related outage took three or more hours on average for 67% of teams to identify and remediate an outage
- Certificate scanning reveals the complete certificate inventory that organizations are currently unaware of.
- 81% of organizations have experienced at least two or more disruptive outages caused by expired certificates in the past two years[G

Start Certificate Discovery

Advanced Electronic Signatures | The Crocodile

The permanent, unforgeable mark

Execute contracts 80% faster with full legal validity—sign from anywhere, on any device, in minutes.

Quick Stats:

80% faster contract execution
85% cost reduction
Legally binding (ECTA/AATL compliant)
Tamper-proof with full audit trails

Start Signing Digitally

Innovation is not about coming up with ideas, it’s about executing them

Welcome to Growth in Focus, where we discover how leading South African companies find innovative solutions to business challenges. 

Our host, Bronwyn Williams, interviewed Alison Jacobson, co-founder of D-Lab. Alison outlined how her organisation is addressing South Africa's skills gap through innovative education approaches that directly impact business competitiveness and economic growth.

Workflow 1: Secure services

Path: Digital Identity → PKI → eSignatures

Scenario: Citizen authenticates with biometric identity, uses PKI certificate for verification, signs government form electronically.

Result: Services delivered in minutes, not days. Complete audit trail. Zero fraud.

Learn more

Workflow 2: Quantum readiness

Path: Discovery → CLM → PKI

Scenario: Find all certificates across infrastructure, automate lifecycle management, prepare for quantum-resistant algorithms.

Result: Ready for 47-day certificate lifecycles by March 15, 2029.

Learn more

Workflow 3: Insider threat prevention

Path: PAM → PKI → CLM

Scenario: Monitor privileged admin access, verify identity with PKI certificates, manage system certificates automatically.

Result: Zero insider breaches. Complete session recordings. Compliance achieved.

Learn more

Why organizations across Africa choose Altron Security

Proven at scale: Millions of identities secured

Trusted by governments, banks, and enterprises across Africa. Our solutions protect millions of citizens and thousands of organisations daily. Tried and tested at scale with proven results.

Local expertise: Built for African reality

24/7 support across South Africa and other African markets. We understand your infrastructure, connectivity challenges, and regulatory requirements. Local experts in your time zone.

Integrated solutions: Ecosystem approach

Six solutions working together like nature's perfect balance. No vendor sprawl, simplified management, unified security strategy. Built to integrate seamlessly.

Compliance confidence: POPIA, PCI DSS, HIPAA ready

Meet regulatory requirements automatically. Complete audit trails, automated reporting, and compliance frameworks built-in. Pass audits with confidence.

Future proof security: 47 days preparedness

Prepare for 47-day certificate lifecycles and quantum-resistant encryption. Crypto-agility ensures long-term security investments. Future-proof your infrastructure today. Crypto-agile CLM solves two critical challenges: automating 47-day certificate renewals starting in 2029, and enabling rapid migration to NIST's quantum-resistant algorithms required by 2035. One platform, two existential security transitions.

Measurable ROI: Millions of rands in average savings

Prevent breaches, eliminate outages, reduce IT workload, accelerate business velocity. Most customers achieve ROI within 12-18 months. Proven financial impact.

We're trusted by Africa's leading organisations

Altron Trading Statement and Business Update for the half year ended 31 August 2018

National Government agency in Africa

Billions of Rands annual identity fraud losses, manual verification taking 30 minutes per citizen

Solution: Citizen Digital Identity with biometric enrollment

Results:

Millions of identities enrolled biometrically
Millions of Rands in fraud prevented annually
10 seconds average authentication (down from 30 minutes)
95% citizen satisfaction

"Altron Security's Digital Identity solution transformed citizen services. We've prevented millions of rands worth fraud while improving satisfaction to 95% of citizens."

Altron announces sale of its ATM Hardware and Support Business to NCR (1)-1

Major South African bank

"Zero password-related breaches in five years. PKI was the best security investment we've ever made. Our helpdesk tickets dropped 90%."

Large e-commerce platform

"Certificate Discovery found 3x more certificates than we knew existed. CLM prevented what would have been a R5.6 million outage. The ROI was immediate."

Navigate the Identity Security wilderness with nature's wisdom

Explore how we have been solving

real-world problems for 60 years

Altron Arrow is the ultimate technology enabler.

Navigate the Identity Security wilderness with nature's wisdom.

Hero Visual Description

Section Title

The African savanna is one of nature's most dangerous environments.

The digital wilderness is getting

more dangerous

Your Security Team

Six Guardians from Nature

Your security team

Six guardians from nature

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) | The Elephant

Unforgettable digital memory

Digital Identity | The Meerkat

Vigilant community protection

Certificate Lifecycle Management | The Chameleon

Continuous adaptation for survival

Co-Managed Privileged Access Management | The Lion

Apex-level protection for crown jewels

Certificate Discovery | The Ant

Meticulous exploration, complete visibility

Advanced Electronic Signatures | The Crocodile

The permanent, unforgeable mark

Innovating for the future

Insights and trends from our experts

Innovation is not about coming up with ideas, it’s about executing them

Stronger together

The integrated security ecosystem

Integration Workflows

Why organizations across Africa choose Altron Security

We're trusted by Africa's leading organisations

Customer Success Stories

Major South African bank

Large e-commerce platform

Ready to navigate the Identity Security navigate?