EY announced the opening of MENA Digital Security Operations Center (DSOC) in Muscat.

The center was inaugurated by H.E Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salim al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications in the presence of senior officials from various ministries.

According to EY officials, the DSOC will comprehensively monitor the security of IT systems, operations technology systems and IoT (Internet of Things) of organizations on a 24x7 basis in the GCC countries and other countries in MENA region.

“The aim is to make the sultanate a hub for cyber security operations in the region,” said Ahmed al Esry, EY Oman Managing Partner.

“The security center in Muscat is the first of its kind in the region, serving clients across the Middle East and North Africa. Oman plays a key strategic role in the Middle East as the GCC Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), which also encompasses wider CERT responsibilities for Middle East and Africa,” he said.

When asked why EY has chosen Oman to set up a regional DSOC, Clinton Firth, MENA cybersecurity leader at EY said,” The key thing is the strategic location of Oman and its proximity to the GCC, Arab nations and Africa along with the trust enjoyed by the sultanate.”