Barikat Siber Güvenlik
Turkish cybersecurity company providing a cyber SOC, managed detection and response and managed security services from offices in Ankara, Istanbul and Doha.
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Barikat Siber Güvenlik is a Turkish cybersecurity company that, per Dealroom, was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Ankara, with offices in Istanbul, Doha, Amsterdam and Baku. It offers a Cyber Security Operation Center, MDR, MxDR and managed security services and reports more than 300 professionals.
Its MDR was previously built on Microsoft Sentinel and it earned Palo Alto Networks Cortex XMDR specialization in January 2024. It holds national and NATO secret facility security certificates and ISO 27001 and TF-CSIRT membership.
Innovation Matrix Assessment
Moved from Sentinel-based MDR to Palo Alto Cortex XMDR and published an AI-powered SOC whitepaper with Palo Alto.
Local-language SOC and MDR with security clearances serves Turkish public and defence-adjacent buyers.
300+ staff, vendor specialization and Qatar expansion; customers are not named on the site.
Partner-stack MDR; conventional.
Palo Alto XMDR specialization and facility security certifications are vendor and government-validated; no incident case studies found.
Strong domestic positioning and expanding Gulf presence.
Why CISOs Should Care
A large Turkish SOC provider with national security clearances, relevant for public-sector and critical-infrastructure organisations in Turkey and the Gulf.
What Makes It Different
Government security clearances and local-language SOC delivery set it apart from global MDR vendors.
The Matrix Verdict
57/100 — INCREMENTAL INNOVATOR
Incremental Innovator: scaled regional MSSP with credible vendor and government credentials but a partner-driven stack.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
Headquarters is reported inconsistently (Ankara per Dealroom; its site lists Istanbul first); founding year rests on a single directory profile.
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