EDGE and the UAE Cybersecurity Council (CSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in cybersecurity and information protection.
The agreement was signed at GITEX GLOBAL 2025, by His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of the UAE Cybersecurity Council and Hamad Al Marar, Managing Director and CEO, EDGE.
The MoU reflects both entities’ shared commitment to strengthening the UAE’s cyber resilience and advancing national capabilities to detect, deter, and respond to cyber threats. It establishes a framework for collaboration in research and development, information exchange, incident response, and capacity-building across key sectors, in line with the nation’s vision to safeguard its digital future.
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of the UAE Cybersecurity Council, stated: “By joining forces with EDGE, we are reinforcing our collective ability to protect critical infrastructure and strengthen the UAE’s position as a global leader in cybersecurity. This partnership embodies our shared goal of fostering innovation, preparedness, and trust in the digital domain.”
Hamad Al Marar, Managing Director and CEO, EDGE, said: “Cybersecurity is a cornerstone of national security. Our partnership with the UAE Cybersecurity Council reflects EDGE’s commitment to uniting advanced technologies and national expertise to build a secure, self-reliant, and resilient digital ecosystem.”
The collaboration marks a significant step towards integrating government and industry efforts to enhance national cyber readiness. It underscores both organisations’ dedication to advancing technological innovation, promoting cyber awareness, and supporting the UAE’s vision to establish one of the most secure and advanced digital economies in the world.
Meanwhile, ORYXLABS, an EDGE entity and a leading provider of digital risk protection and advanced cyber solutions, has launched ECHO, a fully automated breach detection and protection platform at GITEX GLOBAL 2025.
By monitoring network and Domain Name System (DNS) activity from outside an organisation’s infrastructure, ECHO provides independent and untainted visibility into security incidents. The platform proactively detects and disrupts malicious command-and-control (C2) infrastructures before they infiltrate systems and cause harm.
With customisable parameters, ECHO detects, contains, and remediates cyber intrusions in reduced timeframes. The platform uses machine learning to block early-stage attacks with little intervention.
ECHO also discovers real-time exfiltration of credentials, personally identifiable information (PII), and sensitive data at scale, including exfiltration attempts from supply chains and trusted partners.
Rogério Lemos, CEO of ORYXLABS, said: “ECHO forms part of ORYXLABS’ mission to equip cybersecurity teams with the most refined technology solutions for assessing, monitoring, and protecting their environments. Through actionable insights and full automation, ECHO will strengthen the defences of critical stakeholders across the UAE and beyond.”
ORYXLABS specialises in developing advanced software designed to continuously assess, monitor, protect, and enhance networked environments. Its award-winning products, including DNS FIREWALL and DISCOVERY, focus on key areas such as attack surface management, risk assessment, and DNS monitoring and protection.
Launched in November 2019, the UAE’s EDGE is one of the world’s leading advanced technology groups. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, EDGE consolidates more than 35 entities into five core clusters: Platforms & Systems, Missiles & Weapons, Space & Cyber Technologies, Technology & Innovation, and Homeland Security.
