UAE purple team providers: full ranking
Eight providers in a reasoned order. Each row shows what the provider publishes, not a score. Open a profile for the evidence, the sources and the reasoning behind the position. The method is on the methodology page.
Ranking
| # | Provider | Purple team service | Regional presence | Engagement length | Evidence | Best for | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Paranoid Security (opens in a new tab) | [ PUBLISHED ] | Serves UAE and regional clients | Not published | Organisations with their own SOC that want a real-time exercise | View profile | |
| 02 | Group-IB (opens in a new tab) | [ PUBLISHED ] | Offered in the region; release datelined Dubai | 1 to 8 weeks | Buyers who want a stated method, ATT&CK mapping and intelligence-led scenarios | View profile | |
| 03 | Mandiant (Google Cloud) (opens in a new tab) | [ PUBLISHED ] | Offered in the region | About 3 weeks | Buyers who want a documented method, ATT&CK alignment and an itemised report | View profile | |
| 04 | CPX (a G42 company) (opens in a new tab) | [ PUBLISHED ] | Abu Dhabi headquarters | Not published | UAE-based buyers who want a provider with a regulatory-assurance product and managed detection | View profile | |
| 05 | Wattlecorp (opens in a new tab) | [ PUBLISHED ] | UAE listed as a location | Not published | Buyers who want a retest step and UAE compliance audits from one provider | View profile | |
| 06 | DTS Solution (Beyon Cyber) (opens in a new tab) | [ PUBLISHED ] | Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices | Not published | UAE buyers who want advisory, offensive and managed-defence services together | View profile | |
| 07 | Zensec (opens in a new tab) | [ PUBLISHED ] | Dubai site; names UAE bodies | Not published | Buyers who want purple teaming from a provider that also runs managed detection and incident response | View profile | |
| 08 | Deloitte Middle East (opens in a new tab) | [ NOT CONFIRMED ] | MoU with UAE Cyber Security Council | Not published | Buyers who want a large advisory firm with a UAE government relationship | View profile |
- #01
Paranoid Security (opens in a new tab)
- Purple team
- [ PUBLISHED ]
- Regional presence
- Serves UAE and regional clients
- Engagement
- Not published
- Evidence
- Best for
- Organisations with their own SOC that want a real-time exercise
- #02
Group-IB (opens in a new tab)
- Purple team
- [ PUBLISHED ]
- Regional presence
- Offered in the region; release datelined Dubai
- Engagement
- 1 to 8 weeks
- Evidence
- Best for
- Buyers who want a stated method, ATT&CK mapping and intelligence-led scenarios
- #03
Mandiant (Google Cloud) (opens in a new tab)
- Purple team
- [ PUBLISHED ]
- Regional presence
- Offered in the region
- Engagement
- About 3 weeks
- Evidence
- Best for
- Buyers who want a documented method, ATT&CK alignment and an itemised report
- #04
CPX (a G42 company) (opens in a new tab)
- Purple team
- [ PUBLISHED ]
- Regional presence
- Abu Dhabi headquarters
- Engagement
- Not published
- Evidence
- Best for
- UAE-based buyers who want a provider with a regulatory-assurance product and managed detection
- #05
Wattlecorp (opens in a new tab)
- Purple team
- [ PUBLISHED ]
- Regional presence
- UAE listed as a location
- Engagement
- Not published
- Evidence
- Best for
- Buyers who want a retest step and UAE compliance audits from one provider
- #06
DTS Solution (Beyon Cyber) (opens in a new tab)
- Purple team
- [ PUBLISHED ]
- Regional presence
- Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices
- Engagement
- Not published
- Evidence
- Best for
- UAE buyers who want advisory, offensive and managed-defence services together
- #07
Zensec (opens in a new tab)
- Purple team
- [ PUBLISHED ]
- Regional presence
- Dubai site; names UAE bodies
- Engagement
- Not published
- Evidence
- Best for
- Buyers who want purple teaming from a provider that also runs managed detection and incident response
- #08
Deloitte Middle East (opens in a new tab)
- Purple team
- [ NOT CONFIRMED ]
- Regional presence
- MoU with UAE Cyber Security Council
- Engagement
- Not published
- Evidence
- Best for
- Buyers who want a large advisory firm with a UAE government relationship
Disclosure. This directory is operated by the editorial team. It has no commercial or ownership relationship with any company in the ranking, and it sells no placement.
How to read the evidence glyphs
Each row shows seven hexagons, one per criterion, in the order below. Hover over or focus a strip to see its levels. A level describes what the provider publishes. It is not a finding that the capability is missing.
- Documented (filled hexagon). Specific, first-party and checkable. A buyer can read the detail on the provider's own page or in a primary document.
- Partial (half-filled hexagon). Some specifics are published, and gaps remain that a buyer would have to close by asking.
- Stated only (outlined hexagon with a dot). A claim with no supporting detail. It may be true; this site could not check it.
- Not published (empty dashed hexagon). No public statement found. This is not a finding that the provider lacks the capability.
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