Providing proper risk management and countering any kind of cyber-attacks or threats has been our aim as an IT audit & assessment consultant in the UAE. We can help you comply with many international controls and local regulations in the best possible time frame. NESA or National Electronic Security Authority was a federal authority responsible for cybersecurity in the United Arab Emirates. NESA developed a set of standards that helped formulate a minimum cybersecurity level in each organization irrespective of its vertical. As a nationwide standard, NESA defined specific national cybersecurity strategies that were aimed to primarily increase the awareness and knowledge of cybersecurity issues in the country.
Recently, NESA has been restructured and renamed as the Signals Intelligence Agency (SIA). SIA now acts as the UAE’s central authority for cybersecurity, intelligence, and digital defense. With a broader and more integrated mandate, SIA continues to oversee national cybersecurity strategies, protect critical infrastructure, and strengthen the country’s resilience against evolving cyber threats.
At HLB HAMT, we aim to provide proper NESA controls compliance to an organization, which helps in safeguarding them from any fatal cyber-attacks. Since NESA compliance is mandatory for all private or public entities in the UAE, any organization must comply with the same. We have helped industries like banking, finance, telecommunication, insurance, trading, manufacturing, etc. in dealing with the risks associated with their personal & confidential information data.
Benefits of NESA
- Strengthen the security of critical information infrastructure
- Reduce corresponding risk levels.
- Detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity incidents.
- Reduce the impact of cybersecurity incidents on the economy of the UAE.
- Increase cybersecurity awareness among people of the UAE.
Who Should Comply with NESA?
NESA is essential compliance to be followed by all UAE government and private organizations identified as critical national services. This compliance includes set guidelines and mostly deals with critical information provided by such organizations. Although NESA also encourages all organizations to follow these guidelines proactively to secure them from any possible phishing or malware attacks.
Our Services:
We at HLB HAMT, offer consulting and compliance services for organizations to achieve NESA compliance. We help in the advancement of their cybersecurity level and help your organization reduce any complexities regarding information security integration. Our highly experienced and expert team of IT Auditors can help you right guidance towards achieving NESA compliance.
We can help you do a self-assessment report that will be maturity-based and will be in line with mandatory vs voluntary requirements. We can help you with timely guidance during the NESA audit with relevant support and arranging specific evidence. Our team can do a full-fledged internal audit report documenting the overall effectiveness and security of the current system and controls. We can also conduct risk mitigation audits based on the NESA framework and can design risk treatment plans to fill in the gaps and mitigate the risks to acceptable levels.
Our experts provide the finest vulnerability and penetration testing and formulates the best possible information security policies tailored for your organization.
How Long Would it Take to do a NESA Audit?
It takes on average four to six weeks to finish a complete NESA Audit, although it depends on the time required to implement the changes recommended during the risk assessment phase.
What would be the Pricing?
The pricing is dependent on various factors such as audit scope, level of services, number of office locations, additional services provided, technology frameworks, etc.
So, establishments in UAE must comply with NESA controls mandatorily. The government can impose hefty fines for not complying with these controls. But the consequences will be far more serious than just penalties, your organization will be an easy target to cyber-attacks and that can even hamper the goodwill of an organization.