KHIPU Webinar: Empowering South African Universities Through the HEITSA Framework

Darren Fisher (Regional Sales Manager)

Matt Ashman (Chief Commercial Officer)

Darren Fisher- Regional Sales Manager

For over 16 years, Darren has been at the forefront of technology sales in South Africa, specialising in transforming complex business challenges into strategic advantages. His passion is architecting cutting-edge cybersecurity, cloud, and network solutions for the enterprise, government, and education sectors, ensuring they are resilient, efficient, and future-proof.

Over the years, HEITSA and KHIPU have worked together to empower South African universities in helping them strengthen operations, enhance cybersecurity, and achieve their institutional goals.
KHIPU are excited to invite you to our next HEITSA Community webinar, where we’ll share some of the real outcomes and successes we’ve seen across the sector.  

In this session, we will be focusing on the value the framework has delivered to South African universities – the impact, the savings, and the lessons learned along the way.Here’s what we’ll be covering:  

• How the HEITSA Framework has supported universities and their strategic goals over the years.

• The measurable cost and time savings achieved through direct awards, including a high-level look at the collective results from across the SOC community.

• How universities are managing and preventing incidents more effectively, thanks to sector-wide collaboration. 

• The evolving needs of the higher education landscape – and how HEITSA and KHIPU’s combined expertise continues to help institutions strengthen their cyber resilience.

We’ll also touch on what’s next – looking ahead to 2026 and beyond, as HEITSA and KHIPU continue to evolve the framework to support universities in even more impactful ways.