What ReportStar Technologies does

ReportStar Technologies is a privately held cybersecurity solutions integrator and managed security services provider headquartered in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa. Founded in 2001 by Darren Fine, the company delivers a portfolio spanning network security, cloud security, datacenter virtualization security, endpoint security, mobile device security, network monitoring, compliance reporting, strong authentication, and managed services. Its technical stack is built on best-of-breed third-party platforms including Check Point, Fortinet, Sophos, Skybox, Cisco, Netwrix, Tenable, KnowBe4, IDERA, and Trend Micro, integrated and resold with proprietary implementation methodology and a Security Operations Centre framework.

The company serves enterprise and government clients across Southern Africa, with marquee customers including ABSA, MTN, the Department of Science and Technology, South African Airports, and a major South African financial switch. It operates a direct enterprise sales motion supplemented by inside sales and vendor channel partnerships, generating revenue through three streams: professional services for architecting and integrating security solutions, recurring managed security services (24/7 firewall, SIEM, monitoring, and compliance management), and licensing/resale of underlying security technology.

ReportStar's go-to-market is consultative and quote-based, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The firm claims a worldwide service reach but its operational core is concentrated in Southern Africa. Reported headcount is 11-50 employees, indicating a small-to-mid-sized specialist integrator rather than a scaled platform vendor. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional ownership has been disclosed, and the company has operated continuously for over two decades as an independent operator.

Name

ReportStar Technologies

Legal name

ReportStar Technologies

Website

https://www.reportstar.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ReportStar Technologies is a privately held South African cybersecurity integrator and managed security services provider, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Gauteng. It delivers network, cloud, endpoint, and compliance security solutions built on best-of-breed third-party platforms to enterprise and government clients across Southern Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Security Operations Center (SOC) as a Service (BPAEADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Security & Privacy Managed Services (DLP/Encryption) (BPAEADAL), Security Awareness & Phishing Simulation Managed Services (BPAEADAK), Cybersecurity for Financial Services Compliance (controls, audits, SOC/ISO mapping) (FSAGAFAK)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity services
• Network security
• Managed security services
• Endpoint protection
• Compliance auditing

Headquarters

HQ city

Gauteng

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Security Solutions Integration and Implementation: Professional services for architecting, integrating, and supporting cybersecurity solutions. Includes strategic advisory, implementation, and operational capabilities to protect network and data infrastructure.
2. Managed Security Services: Ongoing managed services including 24/7 monitoring, firewall management, SIEM management, and compliance monitoring. Security Operations Centre framework provides continuous protection and compliance management.
3. Security Technology Licensing: Resells and implements enterprise security technologies from vendors including Check Point, Fortinet, Sophos, Skybox, and others. Revenue generated through technology deployment and licensing to clients.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ReportStar Technologies develops, integrates, and supports cybersecurity solutions that help organizations reduce cyber risks and build resilient defenses. The company covers all spheres of an organization's IT environment, including network infrastructure, datacenters, cloud and hybrid networks, endpoints, and mobile devices, deploying best-of-breed vendor technologies with professional and managed services.

Product overview

ReportStar Technologies is a cybersecurity solutions provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of security, monitoring, and compliance products built on best-of-breed vendor technologies. The portfolio includes perimeter/firewall security (Next Generation Firewalls with Check Point, Fortinet, Sophos, and Skybox), SIEM Security, cloud security (CloudGuard for AWS/Azure/Google Cloud and Office365/GSuite), datacenter virtualization security (CloudGuard for VMware/Hyper-V/KVM), endpoint security (Check Point Endpoint, Trend Micro, Sophos Intercept X) with zero-day threat protection (Sandblast), mobile device security (Check Point Mobile), network monitoring (GFI EventsManager), database monitoring (IDERA), vulnerability scanning (Tenable, GFI Languard), compliance solutions (Netwrix for Windows File Servers, Windows Servers, and Active Directory), network device reporting (Webspy), strong authentication (IDENTIKEY with DIGIPASS tokens), and managed services (Firewall, SIEM, Monitoring, and Firewall Compliance as a Service). The company also provides SASE (Harmony SASE) and Cybersecurity Awareness Training (KnowBe4, SmartAwareness). Solutions are complemented by professional services including strategic advisory, integration, and operational support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Perimeter / Firewall Security Next Generation Firewalls, IPS, and UTM solutions providing stateful firewall, intrusion prevention, VPN, application control, high availability, zone segmentation, proxy, identity awareness, mobile access, sandboxing, DLP, and DDoS protection for enterprise and government organizations.
• SIEM Security Security Information and Event Management providing real-time analysis of security alerts, intrusion detection, user activity monitoring, vulnerability assessment, automated asset discovery, log management, event correlation, endpoint detection and response, file integrity monitoring, dark web monitoring, forensics, and compliance reporting.
• Office365 and GSuite Security Cloud-based email security protecting against ransomware, phishing, and Advanced Persistent Threats. Includes antivirus, URL reputation, content analysis, DLP, and governance for cloud services.
• AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Security Check Point CloudGuard solution providing automated and elastic security for public cloud environments with firewall, IPS, antivirus, anti-bot, and IPsec VPN protections across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• VMWare / Hyper-V / KVM / Cisco ACI Security Check Point CloudGuard solution for datacenter virtualization platforms providing security for VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, and KVM hypervisors with firewall, IPS, application control, DLP, and threat extraction.
• Zero Day Threat Security Advanced endpoint protection against zero-day attacks featuring behavioral analysis, evasion-resistant sandboxes, anti-bot capabilities, forensics recording, and actionable incident reporting.
• Mobile Device Security Check Point SandBlast Mobile protecting iOS and Android devices against zero-day malware, phishing, botnets, and network attacks with app analysis and device vulnerability assessments.
• Network Monitoring Unified monitoring dashboard for servers, VMs, network devices, and applications with historic data analysis for capacity planning and SLA compliance tracking.
• Windows File Server Compliance Netwrix File Server Auditor providing change auditing, file access auditing, data discovery, classification, threshold-based alerts, and user behavior analysis for Windows file servers.
• Windows Server Compliance Netwrix Windows Server Auditor delivering configuration auditing, logon monitoring, threat pattern alerts, video recording of privileged user activity, and behavior anomaly discovery.
• Firewall Reporting Dedicated reporting applications interpreting firewall log files with real-time dashboards, scheduled reports, alerts, and productivity assessment for user categorization.
• Network Device Reporting Log file analysis and reporting solution supporting text logs, Windows Event Logs, and databases with report templating and automated delivery.
• One Time Passwords Strong authentication solution using IDENTIKEY Technology supporting hardware tokens, software tokens, one-button authenticators, transaction signing, card readers, and PKI certificates.
• Monitoring as a Service 24x7 real-time monitoring and response service across security infrastructure with email and SMS alerting.
• Vulnerability Scanning Network vulnerability assessment solution detecting weaknesses in computers, networks, and communications equipment with patch management for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• Firewall Compliance Skybox Platform combining firewall and network device data with vulnerability and threat intelligence for attack vector analytics, firewall assurance, and network modeling.
• Firewall Managed Service Managed firewall service using Cisco, Check Point, Fortinet, and Sophos products with customized management for perimeter security.
• Firewall Compliance as a Service Compliance platform combining firewall data with vulnerability and threat intelligence, prioritizing security issues for complex networks.
• SIEM Managed Service Managed SIEM service providing 24/7 performance and security incident event monitoring with industry-leading solutions.
• Database Monitoring SQL Diagnostic Manager monitoring Microsoft SQL, MySQL, and MariaDB with wait state workload analysis, custom threshold alerts, and expert recommendations.
• External Risk Management Check Point Infinity External Risk Management reducing cyber risk through continuous external threat detection, attack surface visibility, and brand protection.
• Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Check Point Harmony SASE combining secure internet access, zero trust access, SaaS security, and SD-WAN performance with unified console management.
• Cybersecurity Awareness Training Employee training programs using KnowBe4 and SmartAwareness to reduce human error involved in security breaches.
• Active Directory Compliance Netwrix AD Auditor providing change and logon auditing, configuration reporting, compliance alignment with PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, GDPR, and NIST, group policy monitoring, and risk detection.
• Endpoint Security Endpoint protection for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android with anti-malware, anti-ransomware, full disk encryption, media encryption, firewall, and remote access capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9999% uptime achieved for managed firewall services at major infrastructure facilities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Check Point Software TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary security technology partner providing CloudGuard for virtual datacenter security, endpoint protection, mobile security (SandBlast Mobile), and SASE solutions. ReportStar implements and supports Check Point solutions across network, cloud, and endpoint security.
• FortinetcoreTechnology or IntegrationSecurity technology partner providing next-generation firewall and UTM solutions. Fortinet products are used for perimeter security implementations.
• SophoscoreTechnology or IntegrationSecurity technology partner providing endpoint protection (Sophos Intercept X), firewall solutions, and reporting tools. Used for perimeter security and endpoint security implementations.
• Skybox SecuritycoreTechnology or IntegrationSecurity analytics partner providing firewall compliance, network assurance, and vulnerability management platform. Used for compliance as a service offerings.
• GFI SoftwaresecondaryTechnology or IntegrationProvides GFI EventsManager for SIEM security and GFI Languard for vulnerability scanning solutions.
• NetwrixcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides Netwrix Auditor for Windows File Servers, Windows Server, and Active Directory compliance. Used for comprehensive compliance and auditing solutions.
• IDERAsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationProvides SQL Diagnostic Manager for database monitoring, alerting, and performance diagnosis in physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• TenablesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationProvides vulnerability scanning solutions for network and software auditing, including vulnerability scanning for computers, devices, operating systems, and databases.
• Trend MicrosecondaryTechnology or IntegrationProvides endpoint protection solutions for antivirus, anti-malware, and anti-ransomware protection for endpoints and servers.
• KnowBe4secondaryTechnology or IntegrationProvides cybersecurity awareness training platform to address human element in security breaches. Transforms employees into vigilant first line of defense.
• DigiPass (VASCO)secondaryTechnology or IntegrationProvides IDENTIKEY Authentication server and DIGIPASS tokens for strong authentication and one-time passwords. Supports hardware, software, and mobile authentication.
• CiscocoreTechnology or IntegrationSecurity technology partner providing firewall infrastructure solutions. Used in managed firewall service offerings.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationCloud platform partner. Implements Check Point CloudGuard for AWS environments providing automated and elastic security for cloud assets.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud platform partner. Implements Check Point CloudGuard for Azure environments providing comprehensive threat prevention for cloud infrastructure.
• Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud platform partner. Implements Check Point CloudGuard for Google Cloud environments with multi-layered protections including firewall, IPS, and VPN.
• VMwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationVirtualization platform partner. Provides security solutions for VMware ESXi environments including firewall, IPS, and DLP for virtual datacenter protection.
• Microsoft Hyper-VcoreTechnology or IntegrationVirtualization platform partner. Security solutions for Hyper-V environments providing protection within virtual datacenters.
• KVMcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpen-source virtualization platform partner. Security solutions for KVM environments protecting virtual machines and workloads.
• Cisco ACIcoreTechnology or IntegrationData center networking platform partner. Security integration for Cisco ACI environments with Check Point CloudGuard for comprehensive protection.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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