A UAE-headquartered cybersecurity company has launched an AI-powered security investigation tool that it says can reduce complex cyber threat investigations from several hours to around 8-10 minutes.
Paramount launched SoCMate at GISEC Global 2026 in Dubai. The tool is designed for CISOs and Level 2 and Level 3 cybersecurity professionals and is currently available for Microsoft Sentinel.
How SoCMate works
SoCMate allows security teams to investigate threats using natural-language questions instead of manually searching across different security systems.
It connects information from sources such as endpoint security, identity and access systems, cloud environments and threat intelligence to provide a broader view of suspicious activity and related evidence.
The aim is to help analysts determine whether an alert is an isolated incident or part of a wider attack, and identify the next action.
Pradeep Menon, Chief AI and Security Officer at Paramount, said: “SOC teams are dealing with exponentially growing volumes of security data, and the real challenge is turning that information into actionable intelligence quickly enough to prevent or contain attacks. SoCMate brings a first-of-its-kind approach to SOC investigation, changing the analyst experience from searching manually through fragmented data to working with an assistant that can connect signals, build context and guide the next action, while keeping critical response decisions with the security professionals responsible for them.”
What does it mean for cybersecurity teams?
Paramount says the tool has been tested across malware alerts, phishing cases, privilege misuse, suspicious indicators and incident timelines.
It is intended to work with existing security operations technology rather than require organisations to replace their current systems. For now, support is limited to Microsoft Sentinel.
The company also says natural-language investigation can reduce the need for advanced coding skills and help security teams handle investigations more consistently.
Premchand Kurup, CEO of Paramount, said: “Across the Middle East, organisations are expanding digital services, cloud environments and connected infrastructure at speed. That creates a clear need for continuous security monitoring that can operate 24×7 without depending solely on scarce specialist resources. AI-assisted investigation can help make that model more accessible by reducing the time and cost involved in qualifying incidents, while keeping human oversight central to response decisions.”
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