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IZANO SECURITY

Providing anti-fraud and anti-counterfeit services to the financial sector, corporates and large industrial companies.

Safeguarding Your Intellectual Property with Advanced Security Solutions

At IZANO, we understand that protecting your business against fraud, scams, Phishing and counterfeiting is paramount, especially in today’s complex and competitive environment. We provide comprehensive security solutions tailored to the financial sector, corporates, and large industrial companies—the major brands that consumers and businesses rely on. Our services are designed to safeguard your intellectual property and digital assets, ensuring that your operations remain secure and efficient. With unique security factors, our solutions are designed to be best-in-class and offer the strongest threat protection available.

Key Industries using IZANO Solutions offered by Key Partners

Sports & Apparel Protecting Your Brand's Integrity

In the dynamic world of sports and apparel, maintaining brand integrity and authenticity is paramount. IZANO’s security solutions, in partnership with OPSEC and MarkMonitor, provide robust protection against counterfeit products, unauthorized brand use, and copyright infringement. Our comprehensive brand protection services include monitoring and enforcement across social media, online marketplaces, and mobile apps. Safeguard your brand with our advanced authentication technologies and ensure your products meet the highest standards of quality and trust.

Media & Technology Securing Digital Assets

The media and technology industries face unique challenges related to digital content protection and intellectual property management. IZANO offers state-of-the-art solutions to combat copyright infringement, fraudulent online activities, and unauthorized use of media assets. With OPSEC’s expertise in anti-fraud and anti-counterfeit measures and MarkMonitor’s corporate domain management, we provide a holistic approach to secure your digital content and ensure compliance with industry regulations. Protect your innovations and maintain control over your valuable intellectual property.

Consumers & Industrial Ensuring Product Authenticity

For consumer and industrial sectors, product authenticity and brand reputation are crucial. IZANO’s security solutions offer comprehensive protection against counterfeit goods and unauthorized brand use. With OPSEC’s brand protection modules, including trademark and logo enforcement, and MarkMonitor’s domain security services, we help you safeguard your products from fraud and ensure that your consumers receive genuine, high-quality items. Enhance your market presence and protect your business with our tailored security solutions.

Regulatory & Security Compliance and Risk Management

In the regulatory and security sectors, adherence to compliance and risk management protocols is essential. IZANO’s security solutions provide a robust framework for managing brand compliance, domain security, and anti-fraud measures. Partnering with OPSEC and MarkMonitor, we offer tools and services that ensure your operations are secure and compliant with industry standards. From domain name registration to anti-scam measures, our solutions are designed to protect your organization’s integrity and manage regulatory risks effectively.

Financial & Banking: Safeguarding Financial Assets

The financial and banking industry requires stringent security measures to protect sensitive information and prevent fraud. IZANO’s security solutions, in collaboration with OPSEC and MarkMonitor, offer comprehensive anti-fraud and brand protection services tailored for financial institutions. With advanced features like domain management, two-factor authentication, and phishing prevention, we help secure your digital assets and maintain your clients’ trust. Ensure your financial operations are protected from fraud and cyber threats with our industry-leading solutions.

Large Consumer-Facing Brands: Comprehensive Brand Security

For large consumer-facing brands, maintaining brand reputation and consumer trust is critical. IZANO provides tailored security solutions to protect your brand from counterfeit products, unauthorized use, and online fraud. Our partnership with OPSEC ensures comprehensive protection across digital and physical channels, while MarkMonitor offers advanced domain management services. From social media monitoring to domain registration, our solutions help you secure your brand and deliver a trustworthy experience to your customers.

Our Security Services

Our security offerings encompass a wide range of solutions to address various threats. By partnering with industry leaders like OPSEC and MarkMonitor, IZANO delivers a robust suite of services to protect your business from every angle. A broad view of the type of services to expect

Anti-Fraud Services

Combat financial fraud with our tailored solutions that target sophisticated schemes designed to undermine your operations and brand integrity. OPSEC has unique fraud capabilities to protect your business and brand integrity. Fraudcasting ® disables the active phish within seconds and then we shut-down the website within minutes. The anti-fraud offering is recognised by large insurers, our clients and even the fraudsters as being best-in-class with a suite of patented technologies.

Anti-Counterfeit Solutions

With counterfeit and pirated goods valued at over $2 trillion globally, protecting your products from imitation and fraud is crucial. OPSEC, our esteemed partner, provides cutting-edge technology and strategies to prevent and address counterfeiting, ensuring your products remain authentic and recognizable. Authentication from OPSEC is offered to clients and governments, to add value to your certification and distinguish the OEM products in the marketplace.

IP Protection

Safeguard your intellectual property from infringement and unauthorized use. OPSEC’s expertise in managing brand identities and copyright enforcement helps protect your valuable assets across multiple channels. Trademarks and Domains are some of the most valuable assets today in the digital space, and fraudsters are using your trusted brand for no good. Let us conduct an online brand audit and recommend a program to clean up the digital space and ensure that all online brand use is compliant and in line with the brand.

Regulatory Compliance

tay compliant with evolving regulations and industry standards. We offer support in implementing quality assurance mechanisms and establishing data security best practices to ensure your business meets all regulatory We provide engineering standards for IT Security, Risk and Governance Functions of your company to ensure certification and best-practices are implemented and maintained.

Corporate Domain Management

Partnering with MarkMonitor, we provide advanced domain management and cybersecurity services to secure your digital presence and mitigate IT risks. MarkMonitor is a corporate-only registrar offering unmatched security for domains and safeguarding the companies’ online presence. Let the expert Domain Portfolio Advisors, do all the heavy lifting on your domain transfer and guarantee the best safety in When things go wrong with domains, then MarkMonitor is called upon. Be proactive now and reduce any risks facing your most valuable online assets.

Licensing and Recognition

OPSEC’s innovative licensing systems streamline large licensing programs, while their expertise in product recognition enhances your brand’s visibility and authenticity through effective design and visual effects. OPSEC have been leaders in this area for Governments and Let us learn more about your Authentication requirements and offer a technical proposal that delivers business value.

Our Security Focus

IZANO is committed to safeguarding your business from online threats and securing your brand’s integrity across multiple channels. With a focus on Brand Protection, Fraud Prevention, Revenue Protection, and Authentication, we deliver industry-leading solutions designed to protect your digital assets and mitigate risk. Our powerful partnerships with OPSEC Security and MarkMonitor enable us to provide unparalleled security solutions tailored to businesses across all industries. Explore how our holistic security approach can protect your brand from online threats and unauthorized use.

1. Our Brand Protection (Online)

In the digital age, brands face constant threats from counterfeiters, impersonators, and unauthorized use of intellectual property. IZANO, in partnership with OPSEC Security, offers comprehensive Brand Protection & Anti-Fraud Solutions that safeguard your brand from online abuse. Our solutions protect large consumer-facing brands from counterfeit goods, copyright infringement, unauthorized brand use, and impersonation across multiple digital platforms, including:

Social Media Monitoring: Detect and take down counterfeit goods or unauthorized content on social media.
Websites & Online Marketplaces: Identify and eliminate illegal listings, rogue sellers, and unauthorized brand representation.
Darknet Surveillance: Gather intelligence on brand activity on the dark web to mitigate potential risks.
Mobile App Monitoring: Track unauthorized use of your brand in mobile applications.
Compliance and Affiliation Monitoring: Ensure your brand’s reputation is protected by enforcing affiliation and brand compliance

By integrating OPSEC’s advanced counterfeit detection technologies and unlimited monitoring within Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) modules, we offer seamless, real-time protection of your brand’s digital assets.

All projects taken with OPSEC offer additional resources to your brand protection efforts with a dedicated CSM and Technical Analyst who become an extension of your team. The results speak for themselves and our clients are impressed with our compliance rates, reporting capability and commercial ROI dashboard.

2. Fraud Prevention (Online)

Online fraud poses a significant threat to businesses of all sizes. At IZANO, we offer cutting-edge fraud prevention solutions through OPSEC Security, enabling businesses to detect and combat phishing, scam activity, and fraud across multiple digital platforms. Our solutions focus on protecting your organization from:

Fraudulent Phishing Attempts: Prevent brand impersonation and phishing attacks aimed at deceiving customers and damaging your brand’s credibility.
Anti-Scam Solutions: Proactively identify and address scam tactics that exploit your brand’s identity.
Brand Compliance: Ensure all online interactions adhere to legal requirements, protecting both your customers and your business from malicious fraud

Anti-Fraud technology from OPSEC offers unique capabilities which are only available due to the suite of patents owned and in use. OPSEC has countless technical features that control fraud risk and misuse of the brand online thereby protecting reputation and trusted recognition of your Brand:

Fraudcasting: Instantly blocks the webpage of the active phish within seconds
Website Shut-down: Active phishing websites which intend to commit financial crime are shot down within minutes

Whether it’s detecting phishing schemes or fraudulent social media accounts, IZANO’s anti-fraud solutions help your brand stay one step ahead of cybercriminals, safeguarding your brand’s digital footprint. Don’t let fraudsters benefit from the valuable and recognisable brands that the company has built up for years! IZANO and OPSEC will safeguard these assets and increase their value.

3. Revenue Protection(Online)

Unauthorized selling, rogue listings, and fluctuating price points can drastically affect your brand’s revenue. IZANO’s Revenue Protection Solutions focus on maintaining control over your brand’s pricing, listings, and sales channels to ensure market stability. Our services include:

Rogue Selling Monitoring: Detect and eliminate unauthorized sellers misusing your brand on online marketplace
Price Monitoring: Ensure your products are sold at the right price across all marketplaces, helping you maintain a consistent market presence.
Marketplace Surveillance: Protect your brand from counterfeit listings and rogue sellers who exploit your brand for illegal profits.

With proactive monitoring and swift enforcement actions, IZANO ensures that your brand’s revenue stream remains secure and consistent. Do not allow your customers to access and purchase counterfeit products, control your online revenue risk with solutions from OPSEC and IZANO.

4. Authentication (Offline)

The physical world is just as vulnerable to fraud as the digital space. IZANO provides Authentication Solutions to protect your physical goods from counterfeiting and ensure the integrity of your products in the market. Partnering with OPSEC Security, we offer:

Counterfeit Detection: Implement advanced counterfeit detection and authentication solutions to safeguard your physical products.
Certification & Licensing: Ensure the authenticity of goods through trusted certification and licensing
Physical Product Authentication: From apparel to high-value goods, we help brands add authentication features to products, making them instantly recognizable to consumers.

Whether you need physical product authentication or counterfeit detection technologies, IZANO’s offline solutions ensure that your products maintain their integrity and authenticity.

Key SOLUTIONS offered by IZANO

1. Brand Protection & Anti-Fraud Solutions (OpSec Security)

OPSEC Security provides an extensive suite of brand protection and anti-fraud services designed to secure your brand across all digital platforms. Their services include counterfeit detection, copyright infringement protection, monitoring for unauthorized brand use, and recognition and takedown of impersonation attempts across websites, social media, and online marketplaces. Additionally, OPSEC supports brand compliance and offers anti-phishing and anti-scam solutions to keep your brand safe from fraud.

2. Corporate Domain Management Solutions (MarkMonitor)

IZANO, in partnership with MarkMonitor, offers robust Domain Management Solutions to protect your brand’s digital presence. This includes domain registration, domain name management, and monitoring for fraudulent domain use. MarkMonitor also provides services such as:

Domain Security: Safeguard your domain through advanced security features like two-factor authentication and DNS monitoring.
Anonymous Acquisition of Domains: Protect your identity while acquiring critical domain
Defensive Domain Registration: Ensure your brand’s identity is protected by securing relevant domains and preventing rogue registration
NFT Domains: Manage and secure the emerging domain ecosystem, including blockchain and NFT domains.

MarkMonitor’s domain management tools offer a complete solution to protect your online presence, ensuring that your brand is safe from cybersquatting and unauthorized domain use.

Why Choose IZANO

By choosing IZANO, you benefit from our global expertise combined with a deep understanding of the African market where scams and fraud attempts are commonplace. We bring decades of experience and a comprehensive approach to securing your business, from protecting your intellectual property to managing complex compliance requirements. Our goal is to provide you with peace of mind, knowing that your assets are protected by the highest standards of security and integrity.

Our Security Partners

At IZANO, we are proud to partner with industry leaders to deliver comprehensive security solutions tailored to your needs. Our key partners in security solutions are Operations Security (OPSEC), now part of Crane NXT, and MarkMonitor, each bringing unparalleled expertise to our offerings.

Operations Security (OPSEC)

OPSEC Security is renowned for its cutting-edge solutions in brand protection and anti-fraud measures. With a focus on combating counterfeit goods, copyright infringement, and unauthorized brand use, OPSEC helps safeguard your intellectual property and reputation. Their services extend to comprehensive licensing, recognition of impersonation, and takedowns across various online platforms, including social media, websites, online marketplaces, and the darknet. As part of Crane NXT, OPSEC benefits from advanced technological integration and industry insights, ensuring robust protection against fraud and phishing attacks.

MarkMonitor

MarkMonitor specializes in corporate domain management, offering an array of services to secure your digital presence. Their solutions include domain security, account management, two-factor authentication, and DNS management & monitoring. MarkMonitor’s expertise in domain name registration, defensive registration, and brand protection ensures that your digital assets are well-protected against unauthorized access and domain threats. Their comprehensive approach to managing and securing domain names, including NFTs and ccTLDs, complements our broader security solutions. Together with Crane NXT's recent acquisition of OPSEC, our partnership with MarkMonitor and OPSEC ensures that IZANO delivers cutting-edge, integrated solutions for protecting your brand, preventing fraud, and managing your digital and physical security needs.

SUSTAINABILITY

Africa has only just started initiating for the 4^th Industrial Revolution and Izano has been successful in deploying solutions for innovation and commercialization, focusing on next-generation technology.

Our consulting will cover through the lifecycle, from ideation and intellectual property to commercialization and manufacturing phase, and beyond. The approach we take is based on your individual needs including a creative and sustainable methodology that manages risk and designed to deliver commercial returns.

Our engagements bring together Government, Academia, SME’s and the Private Sector together for sustainable economic and social development.

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