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Fusion42 · 19 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Rectron, one of South Africa's four largest technology distributors, suffered a network outage forcing nationwide office closures, allegedly due to cyberattack. The incident highlights vulnerability in critical infrastructure—particularly for a company that sells cybersecurity solutions to enterprise clients.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity.
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Your cybersecurity distributor just went dark for a day, and so did your customers' access to ransomware defences during an active campaign. If you build tools that integrate with Rectron's stack, you now know a single distributor failure cascades across your customer base—build around it or own the last-mile delivery yourself.
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