Top cybersecurity employers in the UAE

Palo Alto Networks leads UAE cybersecurity with a Visibility score of 59.5 out of 100, 10.9 points ahead of Fortinet. IBM is joint 2nd. The list covers the 114 cybersecurity employers AI recommends to job seekers in the UAE.

114 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated: October 2026

1
Palo Alto Networks
#1 in UAE cybersecurity#1 for Product Management#1 for Sales#1 for Security Engineering
Every AI recommends it for interviews. The cybersecurity employer AI recommends most in the UAE.
59.5
2
Fortinet
Top 3#1 for SalesEvery AI
Every AI recommends it for interviews.
48.6
2
IBM
Top 3Every AI
Every AI recommends it for interviews.
48.6
4
DarkMatter
Every AI
AI recommends it most for leadership, inclusion and purpose, among others.
45.9
4
Microsoft
Every AI
AI recommends it most for job security, innovation and the hiring process, among others.
45.9
6
Accenture
AI recommends it most for leadership, onboarding and the hiring process. One AI does not mention it yet.
37.8
7
Cisco
Every AI
AI recommends it most for inclusion, innovation and onboarding, among others.
35.1
7
EY
Every AI
Every AI recommends it for interviews.
35.1
9
Help AG
AI recommends it most for leadership, purpose and the hiring process. One AI does not mention it yet.
32.4
9
PwC
AI recommends it most for culture, onboarding and interviews. One AI does not mention it yet.
32.4

Everyone else

11 to 24Deloitte, KPMG, CPX, Injazat and 17 moreShow

32 to 48AWS, Amazon, Atos, Cognizant and 79 moreShow

32AWS5.4
32Amazon5.4
32Atos5.4
32Cognizant5.4
32DESC5.4
32Dubai Future Foundation5.4
32Emirates NBD5.4
32First Abu Dhabi Bank5.4
32KnowBe45.4
32NTT5.4
32Paranoid Security5.4
32Siemens5.4
32Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority5.4
32Thales5.4
32Trend Micro5.4
32e& enterprise5.4
48ADCB2.7
48ADDOTS2.7
48ADSIC2.7
48AHAD2.7
48Adda2.7
48AmiViz2.7
48Avanade2.7
48BCE2.7
48BT2.7
48Bee'ah Security2.7
48Bitdefender2.7
48Broadcom2.7
48Candor2.7
48Careem2.7
48CyberKnight Technologies2.7
48DCCC2.7
48DEFCERT2.7
48Dragos2.7
48Dubai Cyber Security Center2.7
48Dubai Internet City2.7
48Dubai Islamic Bank2.7
48Dubai Police2.7
48Emirates National Cyber Security Center2.7
48FortiGuard2.7
48Fujitsu2.7
48G422.7
48G42 Cyber2.7
48Honeywell2.7
48Hub712.7
48ITSEC2.7
48Infoblox2.7
48Kaspersky2.7
48Leidos2.7
48NEC2.7
48NISE2.7
48National Information Security Establishment2.7
48Nebula2.7
48Pentera2.7
48Precise Security2.7
48Proact2.7
48RSA2.7
48Rapid72.7
48Rise Interactive2.7
48SANS Institute2.7
48SP Global Security2.7
48Schneider Electric2.7
48SecurView2.7
48SentinelOne2.7
48Sophos2.7
48Spirent Communications2.7
48Splunk2.7
48Switch2.7
48Symantec2.7
48TECOM2.7
48Techstars Dubai2.7
48Teneo2.7
48Trustwave2.7
48Uae National Electronic Security Authority2.7
48Uber2.7
48UnderSee2.7
48Unit 422.7
48Visiontech Systems International2.7
48du Digital2.7
48e& Security2.7
48e-Sense2.7
48eScan2.7
48iConnect IT Business Solutions2.7

Best for what candidates ask about

The UAE cybersecurity employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.

PayPalo Alto Networks
InnovationPalo Alto Networks
LeadershipDarkMatter
PurposePalo Alto Networks
Hiring processPalo Alto Networks
Career growthPalo Alto Networks
CulturePalo Alto Networks
Work-life balancePalo Alto Networks
InclusionPalo Alto Networks
InterviewsPalo Alto Networks
OnboardingPalo Alto Networks
Job securityIBM

By role

Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.

About this ranking

This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.

What separates the top five from the rest is interviews and innovation: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on work-life balance, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.

Across the 23 countries the index covers for cybersecurity, the leader here has the 16th highest score. Palo Alto Networks also leads in Singapore and the US.

More than half of the 114 employers score 2.7 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 32.4. The leader's 59.5 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best cybersecurity companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.

Read our article: Top cybersecurity companies to work for

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top cybersecurity companies to work for in the UAE?

Going by who AI recommends most to UAE job seekers right now: Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, IBM, DarkMatter and Microsoft.

How does the Employer Visibility Index work?

We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.

How often are rankings updated?

Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.

Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?

No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.