Managed security & SOC · UAE-wide

Managed security services for UAE businesses

Q: What is the difference between MSSP, MDR and SOC-as-a-service?

MDR focuses on detecting and responding to threats, usually around endpoints and identities. SOC-as-a-service gives you an outsourced security operations centre and monitoring. MSSP is the broadest term, covering managed security across monitoring, response, tooling and compliance. NetSys delivers all three under one managed service.

Q: What does the SOC actually monitor?

NetSys monitors the layers attackers use: user identities and sign-ins, endpoints and servers, email, cloud services such as Microsoft 365 and Azure, and network activity. Logs and signals are correlated in a SIEM so related events across those layers are seen as one attack rather than isolated alerts.

Q: What happens when you detect a real attack?

An analyst validates the alert, then NetSys contains it using the actions agreed in advance, such as isolating a device, revoking a compromised session or blocking an account, then helps recover systems and provides a clear report of what happened and how to prevent a repeat.

Q: Do you replace our existing security tools?

Usually not. NetSys works with what you already own wherever possible, especially Microsoft security tools, and only recommends changes where there is a genuine gap, so you get more coverage from your current investment instead of a costly rip-and-replace.

Q: Can you help with NESA, ISR, ADHICS or PDPL compliance?

Yes. NetSys helps align monitoring, logging, controls and reporting with UAE frameworks such as NESA, Dubai ISR, ADHICS and PDPL and provides the evidence auditors typically ask for. This is alignment and readiness support and is not the same as a formal certification or regulatory approval, which are issued by the relevant authority or an accredited body.

Q: How is managed security priced in the UAE?

NetSys quotes a fixed monthly AED figure based on the size of your environment, the number of users and endpoints and the services chosen, with no surprise charges within the agreed plan. A free exposure assessment gives you a clear scope and cost first.

Get 24/7 monitoring, threat detection, investigation and response without building your own security team. NetSys runs a managed SOC on top of Microsoft Sentinel and Defender, with local UAE analysts, vulnerability management and compliance reporting under a predictable AED agreement.

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24/7 SOC & NOC coverage Microsoft Sentinel & Defender Fixed AED pricing

SOC — live triageNetSys managed detection & response

Impossible-travel sign-inIdentity risk · session revoked, MFA reset

Contained

Ransomware behaviour on endpointEDR isolated the host automatically

Isolated

Phishing reported by a userValidated and swept from all mailboxes

Resolved

Investigated by UAE-based analysts

24/7

SOC monitoring & response

MDR

Detect, investigate, respond

SIEM + EDR

Correlated across your stack

AED

Fixed monthly pricing

Trusted by organisations across the UAE

Do you need a managed security provider?

Most UAE businesses can buy security tools, but very few can staff a 24/7 team to watch them. Alerts pile up overnight, warnings go uninvestigated, and an attacker only has to find the one that nobody looked at. A managed security service provider closes that gap by giving you the people, process and monitoring, not just more software.

NetSys runs the detection, investigation and response for you, on top of the Microsoft security tools you already own. You get a real SOC watching your environment around the clock, a local UAE team you can call, and a fixed AED cost instead of the expense of building an in-house security operation.

“An alert that nobody sees at 2am is the same as no alert at all. Managed security is about who is watching, not how many tools you bought.”

NetSys managed security operations centre monitoring UAE business networks

Built for teams that can’t watch everything, all the time

NetSys managed security fits businesses that have real risk but not a full security team of their own.

No in-house security team You have IT, but nobody whose job is to watch for and respond to threats 24/7.

Overloaded IT team Your team keeps the business running and cannot also chase every security alert.

Compliance pressure You need monitoring, logging and evidence to satisfy NESA, ISR, ADHICS or PDPL expectations.

Replacing a reactive MSP Your current provider only reacts after something breaks, with no real detection or response.

What our managed security service covers

A complete SOC capability, delivered as a service and tuned to your environment. Take the full managed service or the components you need most.

24/7 SOC monitoring

Continuous monitoring of your identities, endpoints, servers, cloud and network by a security operations centre that never closes.

Managed SIEM

We deploy and tune Microsoft Sentinel to collect and correlate logs across your stack, so real threats surface instead of drowning in noise.

Managed detection & response

Analysts investigate every serious alert and take agreed action to contain it, so detection actually turns into response, not just a notification.

Managed endpoint (EDR)

Microsoft Defender managed on every device, with automatic isolation of a compromised endpoint before an attack can spread across the network.

Vulnerability management

Regular scanning and prioritised remediation guidance so the gaps attackers look for are found and closed before they are used.

Email & identity security

Protection for the two most attacked layers, with anti-phishing, conditional access and monitoring for account takeover across Microsoft 365.

Incident response

When something real happens, our team leads containment, eradication and recovery with a documented plan, so an incident does not become a crisis.

Compliance reporting

Clear monthly reporting and the logs and evidence auditors ask for, aligned to UAE frameworks such as NESA, ISR, ADHICS and PDPL.

Threat hunting & intelligence

Proactive hunting for signs of intrusion and up-to-date threat intelligence, so we look for what automated rules alone would miss.

Your SOC, built on Microsoft security

Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM)

Microsoft Defender (XDR/EDR)

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft 365

What happens after a critical alert

Every serious detection follows the same disciplined path, so nothing is left to chance and you always know what we did.

Step 01

Detect Correlated signals from identity, endpoint, cloud and email surface a real threat.

Step 02

Validate An analyst confirms it is genuine and rules out false positives before you are disturbed.

Step 03

Contain We isolate the host, revoke the session or block the account to stop the spread.

Step 04

Recover Systems and access are restored to a known-good state and the gap is closed.

Step 05

Report You get a clear write-up of what happened, what we did and what to improve.

NetSys security analysts running a 24/7 SOC for UAE businesses

A 24/7 SOC, run by a local UAE team

Behind the platform are real security analysts based in the UAE who tune your detections, investigate what matters and act when it counts. You get local accountability and a team you can actually reach, not an anonymous overseas queue.

Analysts in your time zone, onsite across the emirates when needed.

Human investigation of serious alerts, not just automated notifications.

Fixed AED pricing with monthly reporting you can take to an auditor.

Build an in-house SOC, buy an MDR tool, or partner with NetSys

Three ways to get security operations. Here is how they compare for a typical UAE business.

Consideration	Build in-house SOC	MDR tool only	NetSys managed security
24/7 coverage	Needs 6+ analysts to staff	Tool alerts, you still respond	Fully staffed, day and night
Time to value	Months to hire and set up	Fast, but limited scope	Live in weeks, full scope
Investigation & response	Your team, if available	Often alert-only	Analysts investigate & act
Tuning & threat hunting	Requires senior expertise	Limited or extra cost	Included and ongoing
Compliance reporting	You build it	Basic tool exports	Aligned to UAE frameworks
Local UAE support & cost	Highest total cost	Global vendor support	UAE team, fixed AED

Why UAE businesses choose NetSys as their MSSP

Local UAE analysts

A security team in your time zone that understands UAE business and can be onsite across the emirates when it matters.

Fixed AED pricing

Predictable monthly cost sized to your environment, far below the price of building and staffing your own SOC.

Microsoft-first SOC

Deep expertise in Microsoft Sentinel, Defender and Entra, so we get more from the security tools you already pay for.

Real 24/7 humans

Serious alerts are investigated by analysts around the clock, not left in a queue until the next working day.

Compliance-aware

We help you align monitoring, logging and reporting with UAE frameworks. Alignment support, not a certification guarantee.

No rip-and-replace

We work with the tools you already own wherever we can, improving your security posture without a disruptive overhaul.

UAE compliance, in plain language

We help you work toward these frameworks. Alignment and readiness support is not the same as a formal certification, which is issued by the relevant authority or an accredited body.

NESA / UAE IAS The UAE Information Assurance Standards from the national cyber authority, setting baseline security controls for entities.

Dubai ISR The Information Security Regulation applying to Dubai government and connected entities, covering security governance and controls.

ADHICS The Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security standard for healthcare providers and their data in the emirate.

UAE PDPL The federal Personal Data Protection Law governing how personal data is collected, processed and protected in the UAE.

Managed security FAQs

What is an MSSP and how is it different from IT support?

A managed security service provider focuses specifically on protecting you from cyber threats: monitoring for attacks, investigating them and responding, 24/7. General IT support keeps systems running and fixes day-to-day problems. NetSys does both, but managed security is a dedicated discipline with its own tools, analysts and processes rather than an add-on to a helpdesk.

Do we still need our own IT team?

You can keep your IT team and add NetSys as the security layer on top, or have us cover both. Many clients have capable IT staff who are simply not resourced to run 24/7 security monitoring and response. We work alongside your team, take the security load off them and escalate to them when action on their systems is needed.

MSSP vs MDR vs SOC-as-a-service: what’s the difference?

MDR (managed detection and response) is focused on detecting and responding to threats, usually around endpoints and identities. SOC-as-a-service gives you an outsourced security operations centre and monitoring. MSSP is the broadest term, covering managed security across monitoring, response, tooling and compliance. NetSys delivers all three under one managed service, so you do not have to stitch them together yourself.

What does the SOC actually monitor?

We monitor the layers attackers use: user identities and sign-ins, endpoints and servers, email, cloud services such as Microsoft 365 and Azure, and network activity. Logs and signals are correlated in a SIEM so that related events across those layers are seen as one attack rather than isolated alerts.

What happens when you detect a real attack?

An analyst validates the alert, then we contain it using the actions agreed with you: isolating an affected device, revoking a compromised session, or blocking an account. We then help recover systems to a known-good state and give you a clear report of what happened and how to prevent a repeat. The response steps are defined in advance so there is no confusion during an incident.

Do you replace our existing security tools?

Usually not. We work with what you already own wherever we can, especially Microsoft security tools, and only recommend changes where there is a genuine gap. The goal is to get more value and real coverage from your current investment, not to force an expensive rip-and-replace.

Can you help with NESA, ISR, ADHICS or PDPL compliance?

Yes. We help you align monitoring, logging, controls and reporting with UAE frameworks such as NESA, Dubai ISR, ADHICS and PDPL, and we provide the evidence auditors typically ask for. To be clear, this is alignment and readiness support. It is not the same as a formal certification or regulatory approval, which are issued by the relevant authority or an accredited body.

How is managed security priced in the UAE?

We quote a fixed monthly AED figure based on the size of your environment, the number of users and endpoints, and the services you choose. Pricing is predictable with no surprise charges within your agreed plan, and the free exposure assessment gives you a clear scope and cost before you commit.

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Find out what your current security is missing

Book a free UAE cybersecurity exposure assessment. We review your identities, endpoints, email and cloud, look for gaps and signs of compromise, and give you a prioritised, no-obligation plan with fixed AED pricing.

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