Strengthening the UAE’s cybersecurity ecosystem, Seed Group, a company of The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, has entered into a strategic partnership with CloudSEK, a leading AI-powered cybersecurity firm from India.
With this alliance, CloudSEK becomes part of Seed Group’s ecosystem of global innovators, marking a significant milestone for Indian-origin cybersecurity on the global stage. Founded in 2015 by threat researcher-turned-entrepreneur Rahul Sasi, CloudSEK is a leading AI-powered cyber threat intelligence platform focused on predicting and preventing cyber threats.
A Strategic Alliance for a Resilient Digital Future
Seed Group, recognised for catalysing the success of innovative businesses entering the UAE and GCC markets, will work with cyber threat intelligence firm CloudSEK to empower both public- and private-sector organisations with next-generation cyber risk-management capabilities.
This collaboration brings CloudSEK’s AI-powered Cyber Threat Intelligence technologies to the heart of the Middle East’s digital economy. The platform enables faster detection, contextual analysis, and mitigation of cyber threats before they escalate into incidents, offering a proactive approach to security.
As the UAE cements its position as a global hub for trade and innovation, the demand for advanced cybersecurity has never been higher. Through Seed Group’s deep regional insight and network, CloudSEK will address these needs with solutions that integrate threat intelligence, brand protection, attack-surface monitoring, and supply-chain security into a unified, intelligence-driven platform.
The Middle East cybersecurity market, valued at USD 16.75 billion in 2025, is projected to reach USD 26.04 billion by 2030, growing at a 9.2% CAGR. The region faces escalating threats, with the UAE alone confronting over 200,000 cyberattacks daily—34.9% targeting government entities, 21.3% financial firms, 14% energy sectors, and 11.6% insurance companies. The financial impact is severe: the average data breach cost in the Middle East reached USD 8.75 million in 2024, nearly 10% higher than in 2023, underscoring the urgent need for advanced, predictive cybersecurity solutions like those offered by CloudSEK.
CloudSEK’s approach goes beyond traditional detection and response. By continuously mapping an organisation’s external digital footprint, analysing vast data from open, deep, and dark-web sources, and delivering real-time, actionable intelligence, CloudSEK enables decision-makers to stay ahead of adversaries.
The company’s proprietary AI engine has proven its mettle by identifying and preventing large-scale data breaches for major financial institutions well ahead of an actual attack. By continuously analysing massive volumes of threat data across the digital ecosystem, CloudSEK delivers actionable intelligence across 170 use cases, offering comprehensive solutions in brand monitoring, digital risk protection, attack surface monitoring, and supply chain security. The top cyber threat intelligence cloud provider, CloudSEK, helps major companies around the world spot and address cyber threats to reduce risks to their operations, finances, and reputation.
Its technology helps enterprises and governments across the world mitigate risks, strengthen cyber-resilience, and build digital trust—protecting reputation, revenue, and operations in an era of borderless cyber threats.
A Global Vote of Confidence in Indian Cybersecurity
CloudSEK’s success highlights India’s evolution from a services-led technology hub to a global originator of cybersecurity innovation.
This partnership not only accelerates CloudSEK’s presence in the Middle East but also represents a broader trend: nations and enterprises worldwide are increasingly looking to Indian firms for sophisticated, scalable, and affordable cybersecurity intelligence.
Digital IDs: 50 countries ranked by digital ID requirements and privacy risks
Posted in Commentary with tags Comparitech on November 19, 2025 by itnerdMore and more, Digital IDs are hailed by governments as a convenient way to prevent identity theft, access key services (e.g., health and social welfare benefits), and create efficient systems. And, as the UK government is hoping to demonstrate, they may also help combat illegal immigration by making digital IDs a mandatory requirement for those seeking work.
Comparitech researchers have released an in-depth study comparing digital ID requirements and privacy risks across 50 countries, finding that already 37 countries have implemented digital ID schemes. Additionally, 9 more are in the process of creating them.
Additionally, this research comes along the same time that Apple has launched digital IDs for United States passport holders.
Rebecca Moody, Head of Data Research at Comparitech, provided the following commentary:
“It goes without saying that digital IDs have their advantages, from providing easy access to online services and streamlining government processes to always having access to your ID wherever you go (so long as you’ve got your phone).
But where digital IDs become a huge cause for concern from a privacy perspective is when they’re introduced as a mandatory requirement (or citizens find it difficult to perform certain tasks without one), they’re used to surveil citizens’ movements and activities, and/or they’re introduced under the guise of providing one solution but soon become needed to access other key services.
For example, Apple’s digital IDs for US passports will no doubt be a hugely convenient service for US citizens and domestic travelers as they’ll eliminate the need to carry a physical passport. And, as it stands, Apple says users’ use of the digital ID won’t be tracked. But, over time, it may be implemented in other sectors and for other services, which may increase the risk of surveillance and what is known as “function creep.” This is also the case with the UK’s proposed BritCard, which will only apply to those seeking work (at first), but will likely expand to include other government services in time.
Ultimately, digital IDs are often introduced as a convenient tool that might not seem to encroach on a user’s privacy too much. But, as more users adopt the ID and more services are added to it, it can quickly become an invasive method of government control. And, once they become mandatory (like the UK’s BritCard), there’s no going back.”
You can read the research here: https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/digital-ids-study/
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