Announcement
SGS Strengthens Digital Trust Capabilities Through Acquisition of NetSentries
Dubai, UAE [September 29, 2026]: SGS, the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company, today announced the acquisition of a majority stake in NetSentries, a cybersecurity and digital assurance specialist, further strengthening its Digital Trust portfolio and its ability to help organizations address increasingly complex digital risks.
As organizations accelerate digital transformation, they face increasing challenges related to cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, data protection, artificial intelligence governance, post-quantum cryptography readiness and operational resilience. This acquisition reinforces SGS’s commitment to helping customers build trust and confidence in their digital operations through independent assurance, verification and specialist expertise.
NetSentries brings deep expertise in offensive security, independent security assurance and validation, AI and emerging-technology security, cyber resilience and future-ready solutions such as post-quantum cryptography readiness assessments, serving banks, financial institutions and regulated enterprises across the Middle East and India.
Its AI-driven NST Assure platform gives organizations a continuous, outside-in view of their exposure, validates it the way an attacker would, and turns the results into evidence-based assurance, enabling customers to move from periodic testing to Continuous Threat Exposure Management. NetSentries will continue to operate under its existing brand, with co-founders Sudheer Elayadath and Arun Thomas continuing to lead the business as part of SGS. Together with SGS’s global reach and trusted assurance expertise, these capabilities create a strong foundation for more proactive, continuous and resilient digital trust.
The transaction supports SGS’s strategy of expanding its portfolio of high-value Digital Trust services and responding to growing demand for independent assurance across both physical and digital operations, including cybersecurity, AI assurance, critical infrastructure resilience and post-quantum readiness.
The acquisition further strengthens SGS’s position as a trusted partner for organizations seeking to improve security, resilience and trust across their operations, while addressing evolving challenges in cybersecurity, AI governance, critical infrastructure protection and digital resilience.
NetSentries is a cybersecurity and digital assurance company that helps banks, financial institutions and enterprises identify, assess and manage digital risk. Founded in 2016, NetSentries provides offensive security, security assurance, AI risk evaluation and resilience services, and NST Assure, its AI-driven Pre-emptive Exposure Management platform. NetSentries is part of the SGS Group.
SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of over 100,000 dedicated professionals. With more than 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.
Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and a portfolio of trusted specialized brands, including Applied Technical Services, Brightsight, Bluesign and Nutrasource.