As part of its ongoing commitment to delivering world-class cybersecurity outcomes, Sophos has announced plans to launch a new data center in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the end of 2025. This strategic investment represents a major milestone in supporting the UAE’s digital transformation, bringing Sophos’ advanced, AI-powered cloud security solutions closer to the region’s rapidly expanding digital ecosystem.
Hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure within the UAE, the new data center is designed to bring:
Stronger data sovereignty: Ensures local compliance with national and industry-specific regulations, especially crucial for government, healthcare, and financial sectors.
Faster performance: Lower latency means improved responsiveness across Sophos Central and other cloud-native solutions.
Enterprise-grade resilience: Built to support the stringent requirements of mission-critical and public sector environments.
“By bringing local infrastructure to the UAE, we’re delivering on our vision of enabling every organization to achieve superior cybersecurity outcomes,” said Gerard Allison, SVP, EMEA Sales at Sophos. “This expansion is about democratizing access to cutting-edge cybersecurity, powered by AI, automation, and the strength of our partner ecosystem.”
The upcoming UAE data center will enable Sophos’ regional partners to better support their customers by:
- Offering in-region hosting to meet data residency and compliance requirements
- Improving service delivery with faster, localized infrastructure
- Unlocking new opportunities to scale their offerings in an evolving threat landscape
This investment reinforces Sophos’ mission to protect organizations of all sizes from cyber threats with industry-leading expertise, operational resilience, and one of the most comprehensive security portfolios available.
Sophos MDR
A cyber attack of any type can be costly, meaning a few minutes’ difference in response time could mean thousands of dollars. Sophos’ 2025 State of Ransomware in the United Arab Emirates report found that it cost companies in UAE the equivalent of $1.41M USD on average to recover from a ransomware attack.
Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) offers:
- 24/7 monitoring and response across endpoints, networks, cloud, and more
- Flexible response options- Sophos experts can take direct action, collaborate with in-house teams, or notify them of emerging threats
- Industry-leading response times, with a global average incident closure of just 38 minutes
