NESA Compliance
NESA, the National Electronic Security Authority, plays a pivotal role in upholding cybersecurity standards and regulations within the UAE.
Compliance with NESA UAE IA Standard is mandatory for all UAE government entities and other entities identified as critical by NESA as it is an essential facet of the National Cyber Security Strategy and also form as the minimum requirements for integrating the Sector and National platforms. For all other UAE entities, NESA highly recommends following the guidelines voluntarily, to participate in raising the nation’s minimum security levels.
OUR APPROACH
Identify critical services
Project planning, identifying important business services within the organization, and identifying critical information infrastructures (CII) that underpin critical business services.
Gap and Risk Assessment
Assess existing control gaps with the NESA UAE IA Standard. Evaluate threats and vulnerabilities that may exploit the gaps. Identify cybersecurity controls to mitigate the identified risks, and develop a thorough NESA Implementation Roadmap. Perform data classification.
Control Development and Implementation
Develop P1, P2, P3, and P4 controls. Implement support for each and run a complete security awareness program.
Control Effectiveness Check and Audit.
Evaluate the performance of the implemented controls. Conduct a pre-compliance audit and help the organization comply with NESA regulations during the compliance audit.