Cybersecurity · Digital transformation · Telecom engineering

Secure transformation.Engineered for Africa.

KHICS helps organisations define, build and operate resilient technology environments—connecting business ambition to secure, measurable execution.

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Abstract African cybersecurity architecture formed by interconnected infrastructure and secure data pathways

Business resilienceStrategy → Architecture → Operations

CybersecurityDigital transformationTelecommunicationsManaged services

Beyond consulting

Services, research and ventures in one innovation ecosystem.

KHICS combines client delivery with a protected research engine, product creation and institution-focused technology leadership.

Products & ventures

Who we are

A trusted partner for high-stakes transformation.

KHICS—the Holding for Innovative Computing Solutions—is a pan-African cybersecurity and digital transformation company headquartered in South Africa, with a regional presence in Ghana and delivery experience across complex, regulated sectors.

Conceived to turn African intellectual capital into globally competitive services, protected IP and ventures, we apply security-by-design from strategy through execution—combining strategic leadership, engineering, implementation assurance and continuous improvement.

Business-led

Security priorities traced to business objectives, crown jewels, risk tolerance and measurable value.

Engineering-driven

Practical architectures, standards and delivery assurance grounded in real technology and operating environments.

Africa-aware

Delivery models shaped for multi-country groups, differing maturity levels and the realities of African markets.

2Regional delivery hubsSouth Africa and Ghana

6Integrated capability domainsStrategy through operations

5Flexible engagement modelsAdvisory to managed service

1Integrated innovation engineKARI: research → IP → spin-offs

What we do

Expertise across the security lifecycle.

Modular capabilities that can be engaged individually or combined into an end-to-end transformation programme.

Security strategy & architecture

Risk-led enterprise and solution architectures that connect business priorities, crown jewels and security investment.

Enterprise security architecture
Security reference architectures
Security strategy and roadmaps

Risk, maturity & assurance

Evidence-based assessments across people, process, technology and practice, translated into pragmatic improvement plans.

Capability maturity assessments
Risk and control assurance
Governance and compliance

Security engineering

Security-by-design expertise from requirements and architecture through implementation assurance and remediation.

Solution security architecture
Technical security standards
Independent design reviews

Cyber defence & operations

Operational models and engineering for resilient detection, response, vulnerability management and threat hunting.

SOC and SIEM enablement
VMPT and exposure management
Managed security operations

Digital & telecom transformation

Secure transformation across modern IT, cloud, telecom networks, digital platforms and multi-operator environments.

Digital strategy and execution
Enterprise architecture
Telecom and network engineering
MVNE and MVNO enablement

Cryptography & digital trust

Future-ready trust architectures covering PKI, certificate lifecycle management and cryptographic transformation.

PKI and CLM architecture
Crypto-agility readiness
PQC readiness assessment
Digital trust governance

Where we work

Security shaped by the operating environment.

Sector context changes the architecture, control priorities and path to implementation. Our approach begins with that reality.

Telecom & digital infrastructure

Mobile, carrier, fibre and multi-operator environments where resilience, availability and secure interconnection are essential.

Telecom · FibreCo · MVNO/MVNE · Network security

Financial services & fintech

Regulated digital finance, mobile money and banking ecosystems requiring trusted platforms and demonstrable control.

Banking · Mobile money · Payments · Digital trust

Data centres & cloud

Hybrid infrastructure, colocation and cloud estates secured from physical layers through workloads, identity and operations.

Data centre · Cloud · Platforms · IT operations

Energy & critical infrastructure

High-consequence IT and operational-technology environments where safe, continuous operations guide every security decision.

Energy · Utilities · IT/OT · Critical services

Selected experience

Complex environments. Practical outcomes.

KHICS experience spans telecommunications, diversified groups, financial services and critical infrastructure—connecting assessment, architecture, engineering and sourcing to implementable outcomes.

Tier-one telecommunications operator

Enterprise-wide cybersecurity maturity transformation

Successfully completed an evidence-led assessment across 12 security domains and more than 30 capabilities, using 1,000+ structured questions and extensive SME input. The work produced a complete current-state view, gap analysis and prioritised three-year roadmap.

12 domains · 30+ capabilities · 1,000+ questions · Three-year roadmap

Multi-country telecommunications estate

PKI and certificate-lifecycle engineering

Assessed server estates across two national operating companies, identified systems without valid certificates, and completed hands-on certificate installation and troubleshooting. The field evidence led to an approved group PKI and CLM reference architecture and a broader capability-sourcing journey.

Server-farm assessment · Certificate remediation · PKI · CLM

Diversified multi-sector group

VMPT reference architecture and RFP enablement

Developed the group’s latest approved vulnerability management and penetration testing reference architecture, unifying exposure visibility and federated execution across operating companies. KHICS is now supporting its translation into an RFP strategy and implementation requirements.

VMPT · Exposure management · Reference architecture · RFP strategy

Tier-one telecommunications operator

Enterprise security architecture transformation

Assessed enterprise security architecture maturity and developed a sequenced, multi-year roadmap linking governance, capability uplift, technical standards and investment.

ESA · Maturity assessment · Roadmap · Governance

Critical energy infrastructure

Security operations enablement strategy

Defined a risk-led path from capability assessment through SOC architecture, operating-model selection, technology sourcing and knowledge transfer.

SOC · IT/OT · SIEM · Operating model

Financial services

Security governance and resilience advisory

Structured security governance, risk and maturity interventions around regulatory obligations, critical services and measurable business outcomes.

GRC · Cyber risk · Assurance · Resilience

Our business and delivery experience

Relationships across Africa's critical sectors.

These relationships reflect work across demanding operating environments. KHICS brings senior expertise, rigorous evidence and an implementation focus to every engagement.

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How we engage

Flexible models. Clear accountability.

Every engagement is governed by defined outcomes, decision rights, delivery controls and knowledge-transfer expectations.

Executive advisory

Strategic guidance for risk tolerance, investment priorities, architecture direction and transformation governance.

Project delivery

Outcome-led work packages with defined governance, milestones, deliverables, quality assurance and formal handover.

Embedded expertise

Specialist resources engaged on an ad hoc, short-, medium- or long-term basis within client delivery teams.

Co-managed operations

KHICS specialists augment internal teams while retaining shared accountability, knowledge transfer and operational transparency.

Managed services

Defined-SLA security and technology operations delivered directly or through an approved partner ecosystem.

Collective capability

Senior expertise, assembled around the engagement.

KHICS deploys multidisciplinary teams across architecture, engineering, governance, assurance, programme delivery and security operations. Credentials are presented collectively, without exposing individual team profiles.