Haboob
Riyadh-based Saudi cybersecurity provider holding an NCA Tier 1 managed SOC licence and delivering Google Chronicle-based services.
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Haboob is a Riyadh-based cybersecurity services company owned by the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP). It provides managed security operations and related services to Saudi government and enterprise customers.
The Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority granted Haboob a Tier 1 licence for Managed Security Operations Center services in 2025, alongside five other providers. The company also partnered with Google Cloud to deliver Chronicle CyberShield in the Kingdom and to lead implementation of a modernized national Government SOC, with access to Mandiant services.
Innovation Matrix Assessment
Partnered with Google Cloud to bring Chronicle CyberShield to Saudi Arabia as a managed service, a first for the Kingdom per press coverage.
Holds an NCA Tier 1 MSOC licence, allowing it to run managed SOC services for government and critical national infrastructure operators.
Named among six NCA Tier 1 MSOC licence holders and involved in the national Government SOC build-out with Google Cloud.
Fits the standard MSOC model delivered on a hyperscaler stack; the national scope is notable but the approach is not a new category.
Government SOC work and a regulator licence are credible indicators; no independent detection performance data found.
National regulation favouring licensed local SOCs and sovereign operations should sustain demand.
Why CISOs Should Care
Saudi entities subject to NCA controls can source a licensed, in-Kingdom managed SOC with a hyperscaler-backed threat detection stack.
What Makes It Different
Government-scale SOC delivery on Google Chronicle under a Saudi sovereign-licensing regime.
The Matrix Verdict
62/100 — INCREMENTAL INNOVATOR
Haboob is an Incremental Innovator: strong regulatory standing and government engagement, but the service model is conventional and outcome evidence is mostly partnership and licence announcements.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
Founding year (2018) and headcount come from third-party directories and are unverified; the NCA licence and Google Cloud partnership are covered by independent press.
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