The programme for women-led businesses and female entrepreneurs aims to upskill women in cyber security and to help African women create income opportunities through Managed Service Provider (MSP) and reselling engagements

JOHANNESBURG, August 9, 2021 – Beachhead Solutions, provider of cloud-managed PC & mobile device encryption, security, and data access control for MSPs, today announced the introduction of its Women's Empowerment Programme. Coinciding with Women’s Month celebrations in South Africa, the programme launches with full backing and rollout support from Cyber Retaliator Solutions (CRS), Beachhead’s on-the-ground regional distribution partner. BeachheadSecure for MSPs™ will be available with distinct advantages and benefits to any women led-or-owned business seeking to become a Beachhead MSP, MSSP or IT security reseller in South Africa and across the continent. The programme begins as data security compliance with South African Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is now in full force.

The California-based maker of the BeachheadSecure platform recognised the need to earnestly assist women looking to enter the lucrative cyber security market, and to empower local businesses and female entrepreneurs to build new (or expand existing) revenue streams though MSP-related services in Africa. The United Nations underscores women’s empowerment as an important development objective and highlights the relevance of gender equality to address a wide range of global challenges. This is further cited in the PwC report “16 nudges for more #WomenInTech.”

According to Amit Parbhucharan, Beachhead’s GM for the EMEA Region, “There is a need to advance women in ICT, and even more so in the cyber security sector. We found that other initiatives focus largely on training, awareness, events, and the general promotion of women in the tech sector. We want to expand this narrative by bringing the region something purpose-built to be practical, tangible, and meaningfully increase income opportunities for women-led business, entrepreneurs, and solopreneurs. Gender equality in the sector is also of importance and, as a country, we must strive to improve this situation. We believe with a programme like ours, we can help include this on the agenda of our partners, the channel, and the industry.”

“We applaud this initiative from Beachhead and CRS,” says Lavonne Prinsloo the Managing Director of DLS Technologies (Pty) Ltd and the first to sign up for the programme in South Africa. “What better way to help advance the skills and income potential than with a programme that doesn’t pay lip service to women empowerment, but strives to add real-value and real money to my small IT business?”

The Women’s Empowerment Programme boasts several key elements to back businesses. These include marketing support, credit support for micro-enterprises, and full technical support. Additionally, the programme provides product training and sales coaching not only for BeachheadSecure, but CRS also provides a free one-year learning access license for cyber security and POPIA awareness training through the same official CRS learning management system used throughout its national training centres.

Importantly, Beachhead is bolstering the programme by giving out free licenses to help women-led businesses kickstart income opportunities: they can monetise those licenses for an immediate return, as well as receive not-for-resale licenses to ensure their own internal protection of computers and devices. With phishing a critical vector for attacks, CRS will be further complementing the programme through its pan-African technology partnership with EC-Council and the Aware security tool. It aims to support businesses signed up to the programme in the particularly critical and current aspects of cyber security (including phishing, smshing, vishing) to advance skillsets and close the gaps of these threat vectors for their clients.

Already trusted by MSPs around the world, BeacheadSecure for MSP enables providers to distinguish their offerings as complete encryption-as-a-service solutions. BeachheadSecure serves as an effective data security compliance-as-a-service solution as well, offering a key differentiator for providers who must operate under the purview of regulations such as POPIA; to fulfil obligations of supply-chain articulated in security questionnaires and data processing agreements; or any business requiring and desiring improved security safeguards on employee-used devices – especially in the work from home era.

“Firstly, we are thrilled to be a part of this great initiative,” said Dylan Nel, Head of Vendor Engagement at Cyber Retaliator Solutions. “Secondly, adding Beachhead’s easy-to-use platform, patented technology, and valuable functions to the stack is now of great importance for any MSP – and a decision that is not only smart, but something the market is demanding. This is especially true in South Africa, where legislation enforcement is legally requiring every business, organisation, and government in the country to adhere to strict security safeguards for the personal information they process and hold in their custody. If you can sell, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are keen to learn and expand your business with an alternate stream recuring income opportunity, then this programme is for you.”

Parbhucharan goes on to say: “Under this programme and through the use of the BeachheadSecure platform, the women led-or-owned MSP can offer powerful and simple-to-orchestrate security measures to extend their portfolio with security-focused services. The BeachheadSecure platform will allow them to remotely (and automatically) encrypt, protect, and/or easily quarantine data on a range of their client’s user-devices whenever they become lost, stolen, or are otherwise compromised or unaccounted for. Additionally, BeachheadSecure provides the complete inventory, monitoring, alerting, and incident reporting capabilities required to ensure data on (or accessible from) any MSPs’ client devices remain effectively secured – and with one-button built-in documentation can prove it as well.”

To learn more and for any women led-or-owned business to apply to join the programme, visit www.womenincybersecurity.co.za, contact Dylan Nel on +27 72 266 2599 or email the team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

About Beachhead Solutions

Beachhead Solutions delivers cloud-based data security and encryption – built for seamless MSP portfolio integration – through its robust BeachheadSecure for MSPs™ platform. From a single multi-tenanted console, MSPs can enforce encryption and remote data access control for clients’ Windows and Mac PCs, iOS and Android phones & tablets, USB storage devices, and Windows Servers. With features including remote data wipe and quarantine – as well as full monitoring, alerting, and reporting capabilities – MSPs use the Beachhead platform to deliver Compliance- as-a-Service, helping them win (and keep) more client business.

About Cyber Retaliator Solutions

Cyber Retaliator Solutions (CRS) is a Cyber Security Distributor and an Authorized IBM Training Center, covering SADC and Africa. It is headquartered in Centurion South Africa, with training centers in Centurion, Midrand and Cape Town. CRS assists partners with the installation and configuration of IBM hardware and software, as well as offers world class vendor solutions specialising in Securing and Automating client networks. These solutions are as critical as having the correct people working on your network. With 15+ years’ experience in the training field, CRS will get you there. With a strong focus on securing customer networks – through partners - with world leading vendor and technology alliances.