Acquired in July 2023, OryxLabs is one of the newest members of the EDGE ecosystem and specializes in protecting companies from Internet-based cyber threats.It clearly ensures the cybersecurity of EDGE entities while providing services to external customers
A young company founded in 2020 and headquartered in the 21st centuryYingshi The floor of the iconic Al Dar Headquarters building, the first circular building in the Middle East whose structure is based on a steel diagonal grid or diagrid. A futuristic location that fits well with OryxLabs’ business.
“Since our inception, we have focused on monitoring Internet threats and protecting our customers’ networks from these threats,” explained Sumit Dhar, Chairman and CEO of OryxLabs. “We are focused on recruiting the right talent and currently we have about 60 employees from 22 different countries and this diversity is one of our strengths,” he said. They are all in data science, artificial intelligence, security research and Experts in technical fields. Big Data.
A dedicated team is handling information technology security issues across the EDGE Group. This group entity effectively becomes the first users to test all products developed by OryxLabs before launching them to the wider customer community. The in-house R&D department provides key input into development, ensuring product improvements, as well as providing input from customers.
One of the best-selling products is the DNS (Domain Name System) firewall; it is designed to protect users from malware, unauthorized or inappropriate web content, analyze DNS queries and take action in real time to mitigate malicious threats, and make the network essential safer. “The system covers more than 50 contact categories with a latency of just 15 milliseconds, ensuring 99% active network coverage with 99.99% uptime and availability,” explains the company’s CEO.
Another key product is Discovery, an external attack surface and digital risk protection solution that monitors and detects internet-facing assets, domains, vulnerabilities, open ports, certificates, indicators of compromise, compromised accounts, suspicious domains, and Provide operational products and technologies. Insights for decision-making.
In late October 2023, OryxLabs launched its latest product Cyber360, Cybersecurity designed to simplify regulatory and compliance management by automating the collection of data across different entities and compliance standards. It also assesses the cybersecurity posture of an organization’s supply chain, vendors, and partners to provide an additional layer of security.
OryxLabs currently provides products and services to approximately 400 entities in the region, and the company also provides leading open source product tools and platforms. Most of these companies are large, but the OryxLabs product is scalable and the company is adapting to the needs and scale of its customers.Most of the clients are involved in defense business and are from the region, with only two from outside the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. “The quality of our work becomes evident when we see 100% of our clients coming back year after year,” concludes Sumit Dhar. The company now aims to expand its footprint and besides expanding its presence in the GCC region, it is also looking at other promising regions such as Asia Pacific, South America and parts of Europe.
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