With its strong local presence, advanced AI-native technology, and support of local talent, SentineOne plays a key role in strengthening Saudi Arabia’s digital economy and cybersecurity efforts.
SentinelOne’s senior director for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Meriam ElOuazzani, says the company’s vision for Saudi Arabia is built around long-term partnerships. “We want to be a trusted and dedicated cybersecurity partner that supports Saudi organizations on their digital transformation journey with autonomous, scalable and sovereign security capabilities.”
A key part of that strategy is the establishment of SentinelOne’s regional headquarters in Riyadh and the expansion of a local team dedicated to customer success, technical expertise and partner support. ElOuazzani explains that the foundation will ensure strong engagement across governments, large corporations and key sectors that rely on fast, reliable and locally tailored support.
Another step is to make SentinelOne’s Singularity Platform accessible locally on Google Cloud in the Kingdom. By hosting it in-house, the company enables organizations to experience the latest in AI-driven security while maintaining data sovereignty and remaining compliant with national regulations. “Local hosting allows organizations in Saudi Arabia to keep their sensitive data entirely within the country and have complete control, while still benefiting from autonomous real-time protection,” she says. “This reflects our commitment to strengthening cyber resilience and digital trust across Saudi Arabia.”
This initiative supports Saudi Vision 2030 goals such as innovation, cloud adoption, AI integration, and secure digital expansion across the public and private sectors. ElOuazzani said SentinelOne’s role in Saudi Arabia goes beyond just providing technology.
“We see ourselves as a strategic partner and enabler for Saudi Arabia. We aim to securely guide digital transformation with in-country infrastructure, strong local expertise, and AI-centric protection that gives organizations the confidence to innovate quickly.” As security capabilities evolve and advance with AI, the threat landscape will also change. Businesses in the region face many complex ransomware operations, cloud misconfigurations, and identity attacks. “Attackers are moving faster than ever,” Elwazzani said.
“They threaten endpoints, cloud workloads, and identity pathways at a sophisticated level that requires similarly smart and autonomous defenses.”
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SentinelOne’s AI-native Singularity platform is the answer to all of these challenges because it constantly analyzes actions across endpoints, cloud workloads, identities, and data attacks as they occur. Autonomous agents detect anomalies in real-time and block ransomware and zero-day vulnerabilities before they can cause harm. It also repairs itself without waiting for human intervention. Enhanced capabilities like Purple AI and AI-SIEM give security teams deeper visibility and faster investigation paths. This allows you to take immediate action at machine speed. Local hosting on Google Cloud provides this protection with the performance, residency, and compliance required by national regulations.
Going forward, AI will shape the future of cybersecurity in many ways. ElOuazzani believes that security will move from being just a support to being more involved in intelligent coordination.
“We are moving toward a future of autonomous SOCs where AI can reason, prioritize, and coordinate responses across the environment,” she says. “This is essential to keep pace with attackers who are already using AI to scale their attacks.”
ElOuazzani argues that these developments solidify the importance of integrated, autonomous platforms that can operate at scale while providing organizations with the visibility and control they need.
SentinelOne’s continued investments in infrastructure, talent development, and advanced AI-powered protection demonstrate how committed the company is to Saudi Arabia’s long-term digital goals. “Saudi Arabia is setting a global benchmark for digital transformation,” Elwazani said.
“And we are proud to support that journey with sovereign, autonomous, and future-proof cybersecurity.”
