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Vigilantis

Founded on the belief that every project, regardless of size, deserves government-grade security design expertise.

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Who We Are

15 Years of Expertise.
One Mission.

Vigilantis was founded in the UAE by Dr. Moheb Benjamin, a security professional with over 15 years designing and overseeing physical security systems for government agencies, embassies, and critical national infrastructure across the Middle East and MENA region.

We saw the same failure pattern repeated: developers and contractors with no independent expert guidance making costly design decisions at the wrong stage. Vigilantis was built to fix that, delivering the same calibre of expertise that previously only large government contractors could access, to any project, anywhere, remotely. We are expanding very soon to cover most of the EMEA region.

2009
Founded
3+
Countries
10
Sectors
100% Vendor-Independent

We never take commissions from equipment manufacturers. Our recommendations serve your project and your project alone.

Remote-First, Global Reach

Expert-led consulting delivered remotely across the UAE, MENA, and expanding across EMEA very soon.

Leadership

Message from Our CEO

Dr. Moheb Benjamin, Founder & CEO of Vigilantis
Dr. Moheb Benjamin
Founder & CEO

Doctor of Construction Management · Physical security expert with 15+ years delivering government-grade consulting across the UAE and MENA region.

Dr. M. Benjamin
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When I started in this industry, I worked on some of the most sensitive security installations in the region. I saw firsthand how a poorly designed system, no matter how expensive the equipment, creates vulnerabilities that cannot be patched after the fact.

My doctoral research in Construction Management examined precisely this problem: how intelligent risk mitigation, predictive analytics, and AI-driven frameworks can be used to proactively identify and eliminate security and project risks before they materialise. That academic rigour now underpins every engagement Vigilantis delivers.

What troubled me most was that this level of expertise was inaccessible to the vast majority of developers, contractors, and organisations. It belonged only to those with large government budgets and the right connections.

Vigilantis was founded to change that. We started in the UAE and are expanding very soon to cover most of the EMEA region, because we believe any organisation, anywhere in our growing coverage area, deserves the same quality of security design as a government ministry.

Our commitment is simple: vendor-independent, expert-led guidance at every stage of your project. We don't sell equipment. We don't take commissions. We work exclusively for you, and we measure our success by whether your security system performs flawlessly, every single time.

Thank you for trusting Vigilantis. We look forward to protecting what matters most to you.

Dr. Moheb Benjamin
Doctor of Construction Management · Founder & CEO, Vigilantis
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What Drives Us

Mission, Vision & Values

Our Mission

To make expert security design accessible to every project.

We deliver government-grade physical security design expertise remotely, enabling any organisation, regardless of size or location, to build secure environments the right way from day one.

Our Vision

A world where security failures at the design stage are eliminated.

We envision a MENA region where every building, campus, and piece of infrastructure benefits from expert security design, not as an afterthought, but as a foundational discipline built in from the start.

Integrity First

We never take commissions from equipment vendors. Our recommendations serve your project, nothing else.

Deep Expertise

15+ years of hands-on experience in government, embassy, and critical infrastructure projects that informs every engagement.

Client-Centric

Your project, your timeline, your requirements. We adapt our process to fit your context, not the other way around.

Results-Driven

We measure success by one metric: your security system performs flawlessly, first time, every time.

Our Journey

How We Got Here

Founded in UAE

Founded in the UAE

Vigilantis was established in the UAE by Dr. Moheb Benjamin, with a focus on physical security consulting for government agencies, embassies, and high-value commercial clients across the UAE and MENA region.

Growth

Critical Infrastructure & Multi-Sector Expansion

Expanded into critical infrastructure: data centres, transportation hubs, banking, and industrial facilities, establishing a reputation across 10 sectors in the MENA region.

Remote-First

Remote-First Consulting Model

Transitioned to a fully remote-first consultancy, enabling us to serve clients across multiple regions with zero compromise on quality, speed, or expertise.

Coming Very Soon

Expanding Across EMEA

Vigilantis is expanding very soon to cover most of the EMEA region, bringing the same government-grade physical security expertise to clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Credentials

Built on Verified Expertise

Our team's qualifications and experience, not marketing promises.

Doctor of Construction Management

Doctoral thesis: "Intelligent Risk Mitigation in Complex Construction Projects: Harnessing AI and Predictive Analytics for Proactive Risk Management."

Government Security Clearance

Holds and has held security clearances for high-sensitivity government and diplomatic projects across the UAE, MENA, and Caucasus regions.

International Standards Certified

All designs comply with relevant international standards including IEC 62676 (CCTV), EN 50131 (intrusion), and ISO/IEC 27001 for information security management.

15+ Years Field Experience

Our team's experience spans government facilities, embassies, data centres, hospitals, transport hubs, and luxury hospitality across 10 distinct sectors.

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