Atos positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape™: Middle East Managed Detection and Response (MDR) 2025 Vendor Assessment

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Atos positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape™: Middle East Managed Detection and Response (MDR) 2025 Vendor Assessment

Middle East, February 2, 2026 — Atos has been positioned in the Leaders Category of the 2025 IDC MarketScape: Middle East Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Services (doc #META53011825, October 2025) report. This recognition reflects Atos’s continued commitment and investment to deliver managed security services in the Middle East, combining strong local presence with global scale and expertise.

Atos has operated in the Middle East for more than 25 years and has significantly enhanced regional cyber resilience, including an expanded Security Operations Centre (SOC) footprint across the region. This includes operations in Saudi Arabia and a recently launched AI–driven SOC in Qatar, supporting customers with local delivery aligned to regulatory and data residency requirements.

Atos MDR services are underpinned by a global network of 17 SOCs that combine local monitoring and first–line response with specialist global capabilities such as DFIR (Digital Forensic and Incident Response) and incident preparedness and proactive defense services such as crisis simulations and continuous threat exposure management.

The report noted, “Atos combines a global SOC network with regional capacity in Middle East, addressing both global visibility and local delivery needs. Its MDR platform integrates diverse telemetry sources, incorporates automated triage, and connects with DFIR functions to support incident response.” This indicates how Atos differentiates itself by delivering differentiated services designed for highly regulated environments, reinforcing trust and resilience for organizations across the region. These capabilities position Atos well to serve medium and large enterprises, as well as public sector organizations.

Marc Veelenturf, Head of Middle East & Turkey, Atos, said: “This recognition as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Managed Detection and Response in the Middle East reflects Atos’s long–standing commitment to the region. We have combined strong local presence with global expertise to help organizations strengthen cyber resilience while meeting regulatory and data sovereignty requirements. Our continued investment in advanced SOC capabilities and AI–driven security services reinforces our mission to deliver trusted, differentiated security for highly regulated environments across the Middle East.”

Amit Roy, Global Head of Growth, Cybersecurity Services, Atos, said: “This recognition as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Managed Detection and Response in the Middle East reflects our ability to translate global cybersecurity expertise into local, actionable outcomes. Leveraging real–world incident response experience, advanced threat Intelligence insights and continuous innovation in Gen–AI powered security and proactive threat–hunting, we consistently deliver digital trust at scale for our clients.”

To download the excerpt of the IDC report, please go to the link

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Note to editors – Atos Group’s cybersecurity products and services

As a global cybersecurity leader with more than 6,500 experts and 205 cybersecurity patents, Atos Group helps organizations navigate the evolving threat landscape with end–to–end, AI–powered security—enabling their pursuit of digital sovereignty and trust.

Under its Eviden brand, the Group offers a sovereign portfolio of cybersecurity products built on three complementary areas of expertise: data encryption, identity and access management, and digital identity.  Developed and manufactured in Europe, these products comply with the highest European certification standards to safeguard sensitive data, secure digital access and protect the identities across users, systems, and connected devices.

Cybersecurity services, delivered under the Atos brand, offer an integrated blend of strategic consulting, solution integration and continuous managed security services – spanning the entire security lifecycle. With a global network of 17 security operations centers (SOCs) processing more than 31 billion security events per day and serving over 2,000 trusted customers, Atos delivers a proactive, globally informed approach to securing operations. Its teams operate with deep industry expertise across all sectors, ensuring robust data protection, regulatory compliance, and business continuity worldwide.

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About Atos Group

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 63,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €8 billion, operating in 61 countries under two brands — Atos for services and Eviden for products. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high performance computing, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI–powered, end–to–end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is the brand under which Atos SE (Societas Europaea) operates. Atos SE is listed on Euronext Paris.

The purpose of Atos Group is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.

About IDC MarketScape

IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of technology suppliers can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360–degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers.

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Dubai – UAE: Meenu Raje | [email protected]

 

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Atos and N3XT Sports Partner to Accelerate Sports Digital Transformation and Growth in Saudi Arabia

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Atos and N3XT Sports Partner to Accelerate Sports Digital Transformation and Growth in Saudi Arabia  

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 11th, 2025 – Atos, a global leader in secure, AI–driven digital transformation and specialized sports agency N3XT Sports have signed a strategic partnership to collaborate on a series of first–class digital transformation, data, and technology development projects in Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning sports market. The partnership, announced at the World Football Summit Riyadh 2025, will combine agency expertise to provide scalable, customer–fit solutions to sports properties and major events organizers throughout the Kingdom.

The collaboration will include end–to–end data and digital transformation, smart–venue operational and technology integration, strategic commercial and innovation delivery, and customized digital–infrastructure development to serve fan, athlete and stakeholder engagement. The collaboration will also provide hands–on organizational and operational support across the growing number of major international events hosted in the Kingdom.

Within its sporting operations, Atos Major Events, Atos recently became CONMEBOL’s Official Innovation Partner, which will focus on South American football’s domestic–club competitions. The company also provides first–class technology services and operations to major sporting events, including most recently UEFA Euro 2024 and the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games.

N3XT Sports, a multi–service agency with headquarters in Valencia, Spain and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, works with a wide range of sports properties based in Europe and the Middle East. They include digital and data projects with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Sport (MOS), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), United World Wrestling (UWW) and the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA).

The partnership in Saudi Arabia will draw on extensive global technology partnerships and connect teams working in N3XT Sports’ dedicated Riyadh office and Atos’ Middle East operations.

Hisham Shehabi, OLY, N3XT Sports COO & Head of MENA, said: “This is a hugely exciting opportunity for both companies to align expertise and serve the growth of the Saudi sports market. Our digital transformation and project management teams have been collaborating closely with our clients and partners in Saudi Arabia for many years and work firsthand with the decision–makers driving the Kingdom’s thriving sports ecosystem forwards. We are excited to collaborate alongside the Atos family to design and deliver forward–looking digital and technological frameworks which will serve the growth of Saudi’s sports infrastructure. We are bidding to transform the Kingdom’s athlete and high–performance ecosystems, provide highly connected and optimized clubs, federations, and events, while also implementing improved audience engagement and commercial strategies built on modern fan experiences.

Marc Veelenturf, Atos head for Middle East and Türkiye, commented: “Through our partnership with N3XT Sports, Atos is focused on delivering advanced technology and intelligent solutions that enrich the experience for fans, athletes, and organisers alike, while contributing to the continued development of sports across Saudi Arabia.”

Nacho Moros, Head of Atos Major Events, said: “Our partnership with N3XT Sports will help accelerate the digital transformation and commercial growth of Saudi Arabia’s sports market. With more than 30 years serving the digital transformation of the sports industry, Atos will bring a wealth of experience having led on the operational delivery of multiple major international events, while drawing on the agency’s international footprint and intimate knowledge of the Middle East market. This collaboration marks a unique milestone and will seed new ground for the growth of Saudi Arabian sport at all levels. By helping to bring new levels of fan and stakeholder engagement across the region’s sporting ecosystem, working alongside N3XT Sports in Riyadh, our shared knowledge and expertise within sport’s digital transformation presents a unique opportunity to drive Saudi Arabia’s professional sports, grassroots participation, and fandom to new heights.

Signing ceremony and formal handshake, Nacho Moros (Head of Atos Major Events) and Hisham Shehabi (COO N3xt Sports).

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ABOUT N3XT Sports

N3XT Sports is a specialized agency in the sports industry that works with its clients on strategy development, operational support, and end–to–end data and digital transformation.  The team has delivered hundreds of projects to date in various geographies, contributing to several topics related to sports commercialization, digitalization, development, investments, sports formats, performance, and beyond.

About Atos Group

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 67,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €10 billion, operating in 61 countries under two brands — Atos for services and Eviden for products. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high performance computing, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI–powered, end–to–end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is the brand under which Atos SE (Societas Europaea) operates. Atos SE is listed on Euronext Paris.

The purpose of Atos Group is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.

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Meenu Raje | [email protected]

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