Since 2007 · Written scope before you sign
A Dubai Cybersecurity Company That Fixes What It Finds
Managed EDR, email security and alert monitoring, ISO 27001, NESA and DESC preparation, penetration testing - for Dubai SMBs, DIFC-regulated firms, healthcare and law firms. 15-minute remote first response in opening hours.
Audit to fix, one teamMicrosoft, Apple, Cisco certified15-min response in hours4.9 · 645 reviews
Quick answer
- Typical SME setup
- 5-7 days
- To managed EDR
- 30 days
- Remote first response
- 15 min, in hours
- Compliance
- ISO 27001 prep for clients
- Assessment
- Before quote
In short
What this service changes
Three things first, the detail below.
EDR + managed detection
Real-time threat detection on every endpoint, with alerts actioned by our engineers in opening hours.
Email security + anti-phishing
Microsoft 365 hardening, attachment sandboxing, URL rewriting, DMARC.
MFA + identity protection
Mandatory MFA, conditional access, dark-web credential monitoring.
Key takeaways
What you get, in six lines
EDR is the software; MDR is the team that acts on what it finds. Most SMBs need both.
Response time matters more than detection rate - an alert at 3am nobody reads is not coverage.
Email is still the entry point for most Dubai breaches, ahead of any network exploit.
ISO 27001 preparation for an SME typically runs four to six months, not weeks.
We implement the fixes we find, so there is no gap between audit and remediation.
Every quote states what is excluded and what triggers extra cost, before you sign.
Dealing with a live incident right now?
If mail is being forwarded, files are encrypting or a supplier reports strange emails from your domain, do not fill in a form - WhatsApp us now and say it is live.
What we cover
Full-stack cyber security services in one provider
Real-time threat detection on every endpoint, with alerts actioned by our engineers in opening hours.
Microsoft 365 hardening, attachment sandboxing, URL rewriting, DMARC.
Mandatory MFA, conditional access, dark-web credential monitoring.
Managed next-gen firewall, VPN, IDS/IPS, network segmentation.
Gap analysis, policy authoring, evidence collection, audit facilitation.
Inside a protected network
The perimeter, the endpoints, the people
Managed firewall, EDR on every device and staff who have met a phishing attempt before the real one — sized for Dubai SMEs.
The stack
What actually runs on your estate
Each layer covers a different failure mode. Buying one without the others leaves a gap that gets found.
EDR on every endpoint
Detection and containment on the device itself, so a compromised laptop is isolated before it reaches the file server.
Managed detection (MDR)
Engineers who investigate and act on alerts in opening hours, with out-of-hours cover by arrangement and containment on the device at any hour.
Email security
Phishing filters, attachment sandboxing, URL rewriting, and DMARC, SPF and DKIM configured properly.
Identity and MFA
Enforced multi-factor, conditional access, and joiner-mover-leaver so departed staff lose access the same day.
Vulnerability and patch
Scanning plus actual patch management. Finding the hole and fixing it are handled by the same team.
Compliance preparation
ISO 27001, SOC 2 and PCI-DSS: gap analysis, policy authoring, evidence collection and audit facilitation.
Managed security vs tools alone
An MDR service vs buying the software
Most Dubai SMBs already own security tooling. What they usually lack is anyone reading what it produces.
| Azizi MDR | Licences on their own | |
|---|---|---|
| Out-of-hours alerts | Contained on the device, actioned by our engineers | Queued until someone logs in |
| Who fixes what is found | The same team that found it | Raised as a ticket to somebody else |
| Tuning | Ongoing, so alert fatigue does not set in | Default rules, ignored within a month |
| Incident response | Committed engagement time on retainer | Best effort, whoever is free |
| Evidence for insurers | Written report as standard | Reconstructed after the fact |
| Compliance | Controls mapped to ISO 27001 | Tooling with no framework behind it |
| Cost shape | Fixed monthly against user count | Licences, plus whatever the breach costs |
Typical scenarios
The cyber-incidents we see most
Anonymised, representative scenarios of what we contain for Dubai businesses. Timings and outcomes vary with each estate.
Zerofiles encrypted
A ransomware payload arriving by phishing email is isolated on the endpoint before encryption starts, and a forensic report follows the next day.
Zerodata leak
A credential-stuffing run against Microsoft 365 is stopped by enforced MFA, so the brokerage avoids a data leak and the regulatory exposure that follows.
5moISO 27001 prep
A multi-branch clinic works through ISO 27001 readiness in around five months on our prep programme, in line with the four to six months an SME typically needs.
Our process
How we harden your security
5-step onboarding gets your defences from 'antivirus only' to managed, monitored EDR in 30 days.
- 01
Security consultation
1-hour conversation about your environment, compliance needs, threat model. We tell you honestly what level of cybersecurity you actually need.
- 02
Security posture audit
Optional formal audit, quoted against infrastructure size and credited to the MDR contract. Full PDF: endpoint health, identity exposure, email security gaps, network risks, compliance gaps.
- 03
Deployment sprint
EDR on every endpoint, MFA enforced, email security hardened, firewall reviewed, baseline policies authored. Typical SME setup in 5-7 days.
- 04
Managed detection live
Our engineers take over monitoring. Real-time alerts, automated containment for high-severity events at any hour, human investigation in opening hours (out of hours by arrangement), monthly threat report.
- 05
Quarterly security review
Every 3 months: incident summary, new threats, posture changes, compliance status, training delivery, roadmap updates. Continuous improvement built in.
Plans
Enterprise security at SME pricing
Every plan starts with a written scope. Cancel anytime after the first 3 months.
Essentials
Request a quote /month
Up to 10 users. Baseline cybersecurity that beats 90% of Dubai SMB setups.
- EDR on every endpoint
- MFA enforcement (M365/Google)
- Email security + anti-phishing
- Patch management
- Firewall management
- Dark-web credential monitoring
- Monthly security report
MDR
Request a quote /month
Up to 30 users. Managed detection with engineers acting on alerts in opening hours. Most popular.
- Everything in Essentials, plus:
- Alert monitoring in opening hours, out of hours by arrangement
- 15-min remote first response in hours
- Automated containment + isolation
- Quarterly phishing simulation
- Security awareness training
- Quarterly executive review
- Annual mini pen test included
Enterprise / Compliance
Custom
Multi-location, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, DIFC regulated firms.
- Everything in MDR, plus:
- ISO 27001 / SOC 2 full prep
- Quarterly pen testing
- Custom GRC dashboard
- Dedicated security engineer
- Incident response retainer
- Vendor risk management
- Custom SLAs + reporting
When something gets through
Incident Response - and Why Security Belongs in Your AMC
Prevention is the goal, but response is the test. When a Dubai business calls us mid-incident - a mailbox quietly forwarding invoices, a file server encrypting itself, a supplier reporting strange emails from your domain - the first hour decides the damage. Our incident workflow isolates affected machines, preserves evidence, cuts attacker access, restores from clean backups, and produces the written report your management and insurer will ask for. Clients on a response retainer get a committed engagement time and an engineer who already knows their network; everyone else gets our best effort in the queue.
The economics point one way: security runs best inside a managed agreement rather than as a stack of one-off projects. Bundled into an IT AMC or a full managed IT contract, the same team that patches your systems and verifies your backups is the team watching the security telemetry - so detection, response and recovery are one accountable workflow instead of three vendors pointing at each other. Smaller teams should start with the SME security baseline.
Vendor neutral
Brands We Deploy
Security tooling is chosen against your size, your existing stack and who will administer it day to day. An excellent product nobody has time to manage is worse than a simpler one that gets watched.
- FortinetFortiGate firewalls and the wider Security Fabric. Our usual recommendation where you want one vendor across firewall, switching and Wi-Fi.
- SophosFirewall plus endpoint with synchronised security between them, which suits smaller teams without a dedicated security person.
- SonicWallFirewall and secure remote access, common in existing Dubai estates we take over and continue to support.
- Microsoft DefenderAlready licensed in many Microsoft 365 plans, and increasingly the pragmatic choice if you are already in that ecosystem.
- Licence check firstWe check what you already own before recommending anything new. Clients frequently hold security licences they are not using.
Finding us
Cyber security across the UAE, delivered from Dubai
The security team works from Concord Tower in Dubai Media City, with a second office in the IT Center Building in Bur Dubai. Automated containment on your devices runs around the clock; the engineers who would turn up during an incident are in the same city as you.
Abu Dhabi and the other emirates are covered by the same Dubai team: security monitoring and fixes run remotely every working day, and on-site engineer visits are booked on a schedule.
That matters most in the first hour of a breach, when isolating a machine, preserving evidence and getting someone in front of a server are all easier locally than through a ticket queue abroad.
Who we protect
DIFC-regulated finance, law firms, healthcare clinics, real-estate brokerages handling KYC data, retail under PCI-DSS, and SMBs that simply need a baseline that holds.
How engagements start
A one-hour consultation, then a written posture audit quoted against your infrastructure. The audit fee is credited against your first three months if you go ahead with MDR.
FAQ
Cybersecurity questions
14 direct answers about Dubai cybersecurity - pricing, MDR, EDR, ISO 27001, penetration testing.
How much do cybersecurity services cost in Dubai?
What is included in your cybersecurity services?
Do you provide 24/7 SOC monitoring?
Can you help with ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification?
What's the difference between EDR and MDR?
Do you do penetration testing in Dubai?
What about email security and phishing protection?
Can you do a security audit before we sign up?
Which industries do you protect?
What makes Azizi Technologies different from other Dubai cybersecurity firms?
How do I choose between cyber security companies in the UAE?
Is Azizi one of the cyber security companies in Abu Dhabi as well as Dubai?
When should a business hire a cyber security consultant instead of a managed service?
What is the difference between a cyber security company and an IT support company?
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Next step
Ready to upgrade your defences?
1-hour conversation about your environment, compliance needs, and threat model. We'll tell you honestly what level of cybersecurity you actually need - not sell you what you don't. No obligation.
Two Dubai offices, both walk-in
Concord Tower in Media City and the IT Center Building in Bur Dubai, Monday to Saturday 9:00 to 19:00.Find our officesIT AMC Dubai: one written SLA for the whole estate
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Four short steps, about a minute. Tell us the job once and we reply on WhatsApp with a price or a written scope, not a call-back.
4.9 stars from 645 Google reviews. Most enquiries answered within minutes during opening hours.
Read them on GoogleWho watches the alerts
Named engineers. Not an outsourced SOC.
Detection is bought; response is staffed. These are the people who pick up when something fires, in opening hours and out of hours by arrangement.
Network & Security Lead
Firewalls, EDR and MDR
Cisco CCNA
14+ yrs experience
SOC Analyst
Alert triage and containment
Sophos MDR · Microsoft Defender
7+ yrs experience
Compliance Consultant
ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS
ISO 27001 gap analysis
10+ yrs experience
Penetration Tester
External, internal and social
External testing · Web app testing
8+ yrs experience
Finding us
A cyber security company near you: find your nearest office
Security work is delivered remotely and on site across Dubai - both offices take walk-ins if you would rather review a report in person.
Dubai Media City
Concord Tower, Office 45, 10th floor
Dubai Media City, Dubai
Find us in Concord Tower, Dubai Media City. Visitor parking at Concord Tower (first 15 minutes free, then paid).
Opening hours:
Mon to Sat: 9:00 to 19:00, Friday break 12:00 to 14:00
Sun: closed
Bur Dubai
G 58, IT Center Building, 21 21A Street
Bur Dubai, Dubai
Find us on the ground floor of the IT Center Building, with the walk-in repair counter.
Opening hours:
Mon to Sat: 9:00 to 19:00, Friday break 12:00 to 14:00
Sun: closed
Azizi Technologies
The numbers behind the security team
- In Dubai since
- 2007
- Remote first response, in hours
- 15 min
- Typical ISO 27001 prep
- 4-6 mo
- 645 Google reviews
- 4.9★