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National Electronic Security Authority (NESA), now known as the Signals Intelligence Agency (SIA), is a UAE federal authority. It is responsible for strengthening the cybersecurity posture of the UAE. Hence, the administration aims to define cybersecurity guidelines for organizations for keeping their cybersecurity aligned with international best practices and avoid cybersecurity threats.
NESA has developed Information Assurance (IA) Standards that describe the guidelines to establish a minimum level of security across all critical organizations. NESA has mandated implementing the compliance requirements outlined in IA Standards.
Even the organizations that are not identified as critical are encouraged by NESA to follow the guidelines to raise the national security standards voluntarily. Companies that are NESA compliant enhance their cybersecurity strength and threat awareness while minimizing risk levels..
The UAE IA Standards defines guidelines that provide a life cycle roadmap to implement, maintain, and improve information security. NESA compliance service providers also take the same approach that defines activities such as:
Understanding the organization’s and sector’s security requirements to select and establish appropriate controls
Performing risk and vulnerability assessments to identify any gaps and come up with risk treatment plans
Planning and implementing the necessary security controls to mitigate risks
Monitoring and reviewing implemented controls to check the effectiveness and determine and deviations
Improving constantly based on the derived objectives
M1: Strategy and Planning
M2: Information Security Risk Management
M3: Awareness and Training
M4: Human Resource Security
M5: Compliance
M6: Performance Evaluation and Improvement
T1: Asset Management
T2: Physical and Environmental Security
T3: Operations Management
T4: Communications
T5: Access Control
T6: Third-Party Security
T7: Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Maintenance
T8: Information Security Incident Management
T9: Information Security Continuity Management
UAE IA Standards lists a total of 188 security controls, which are further classified in a priority manner based on their impact. NESA suggests implementing the controls with priority 1 first and then priority 2 to 4.
Cygnitel follows the same approach as highlighted in the IA Standards for NESA compliance.
We start by establishing the requirements for information security for your entity and move on with the gap and risk assessments.
Based on the assessment results, we then create treatment plans, define and implement security controls, rollout technology, and finally conduct timely audits to ensure continuous improvement.
Cygnitel’s extensive range of services and all-in-one solution covers everything right from protection, detection, and response to compliance and awareness.
Such a vast array of NESA compliance services and solutions and the expertise in crafting customized offerings enable us to help organizations become NESA compliant.
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