NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC)
The baseline controls entities operating in KSA are expected to implement. We map your environment to ECC domains, identify gaps, and build the documentation trail.
Official source: nca.gov.sa
Regulators · Frameworks · Readiness
Compliance &
regulatory alignment.
Operating in the UAE and Saudi Arabia means answering to some of the world's most active cybersecurity regulators. We help organizations understand what applies to them, close the gaps, and produce the evidence auditors and authorities expect.
Saudi Arabia
NCA & SAMA alignment
Sector frameworks & registration awareness
Regulated sectors carry additional obligations. We track public guidance from the Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority so your program reflects current expectations - including awareness of provider-registration requirements for firms serving the Kingdom.
Official source: NCA registration & licensing
United Arab Emirates
UAE federal & Dubai ecosystem
UAE Information Assurance & cyber laws
The UAE publishes its cyber-safety legislation and information-assurance standards through official channels. We translate those requirements into implementable controls for your size and sector.
Official source: u.ae
National councils & initiatives
We monitor guidance from the UAE Cyber Security Council and TDRA so clients hear about relevant national initiatives early - and we contribute practitioner perspective where useful.
csc.gov.ae · tdra.gov.ae
International frameworks
Global standards we implement daily
ISO/IEC 27001
The international ISMS standard our consulting practice builds toward - gap analysis to certification audit accompaniment.
Our ISO 27001 services
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
Widely adopted by enterprises and increasingly referenced across Gulf procurement. We operationalize NIST functions into roadmaps and metrics.
Official source: nist.gov
CIS Critical Security Controls
Prioritized, prescriptive safeguards - ideal for SMEs that need maximum risk reduction per dirham spent.
OWASP guidance & CSA controls
Application-security testing aligned to OWASP guidance; cloud programs mapped to the Cloud Security Alliance's control matrix thinking.
owasp.org · cloudsecurityalliance.org
Honest positioning
What we do - and don't - claim
We do
Readiness assessments, gap analysis, control implementation, documentation, audit preparation and incident-response alignment across the frameworks above.
We don't
Issue certificates or government accreditations ourselves, and we don't promise guaranteed pass outcomes. Certificates come from certification bodies; registrations come from regulators.
You get
A defensible program, evidence ready for auditors, and a partner who tracks the regulatory landscape for you.
FAQ
Common compliance questions
Is my company required to comply with NCA ECC?
If you operate in Saudi Arabia, ECC applies broadly to national-critical-structure entities and many others; sector rules may add more. We assess applicability for your specific case during scoping.
Can you guarantee we pass an audit?
No credible partner can. We commit to preparing you thoroughly: correct controls, complete evidence, and rehearsed processes - which is what auditors actually assess.
We serve clients in both UAE and KSA - which framework first?
We typically build one unified control set mapped to multiple frameworks simultaneously, so effort is never duplicated across regulators.
Do you help startups, or only enterprises?
Both. For smaller teams we lean on CIS-based prioritization to reach defensible security quickly without enterprise overheads.
Map your obligations in one session
A free scoping call identifies which frameworks touch your business and the fastest route to demonstrable compliance.