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Beyon Cyber's Orryx AI Security Platform Receives SOC 2 Attestation

The Bahraini firm says it is the first GCC-developed agentic AI security operations platform to get the US auditing standard, a step toward selling abroad.

By Nakoda News Desk

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Beyon Cyber, the cybersecurity arm of Bahrain's Beyon group, said its Orryx AI platform has received a SOC 2 attestation, which it described as a first for a security operations platform developed in the Gulf Cooperation Council that uses agentic AI.

SOC 2 is a reporting and controls framework created by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. An attestation gives customers independent assurance from an auditor about how a provider's security controls are designed, and it is commonly requested by enterprises in the US and Europe before they hand sensitive data or systems to a vendor.

That makes the attestation more of a commercial passport than a technical milestone. Beyon Cyber's chief executive, Sheikh Khalid bin Duaij Al Khalifa, said it was another step toward entering international markets, and that the company aims to build a globally competitive cybersecurity platform that meets strict international standards for security and reliability, according to reports in the Bahraini press.

Orryx AI was developed in-house by Beyon Cyber. The company says it combines automation with agentic AI to investigate, prioritise and respond to cyber threats, cutting unnecessary alerts and the workload on security teams while improving the speed and accuracy of responses.

The company did not say, in the coverage available, whether the attestation is a Type I report, which assesses controls at a point in time, or a Type II report, which tests how they operate over a period of months. Nor did it name the auditing firm. Buyers typically weigh a Type II report more heavily.

Beyon Cyber's security operations centre was separately accredited by CREST, the international body for cybersecurity service providers, earlier this year. The company has also signed an agreement with Haven to offer AI-powered security operations services in the UK and other markets.

Autonomous security operations, in which AI agents triage and act on alerts that human analysts once handled, is one of the busiest areas of cybersecurity investment. Beyon Cyber's challenge will be to convert regional credentials into contracts with customers outside the Gulf, where it competes with much larger US and Israeli vendors.

Sources

  • Zawya · Beyon Cyber’s Orryx AI receives SOC 2 attestation
  • Al Bilad · Orryx AI from Beyon Cyber receives SOC 2 accreditation
  • Beyon Cyber · Beyon Cyber First Bahraini Company to Be Awarded CREST SOC Certification

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