Who Needs a UAE NESA Assessment?
The UAE Information Assurance Standard applies mainly to government and critical infrastructure organizations, including:
Federal and Local Government Entities
Semi-Government Organizations
Critical Information Infrastructure Operators
Energy, Utilities and Telecom Providers
Banking, Healthcare and Transport Operators
Suppliers to Government and CII Entities
Our UAE NESA Assessment Approach
Assessor-led support from applicability and scoping through control assessment and remediation planning
Deliverables You Can Expect
Reports and roadmaps mapped to the UAE Information Assurance Standard's management and technical controls
Applicability & Scope Statement
Control Applicability Matrix
Management Controls Assessment
Technical Controls Assessment
Gap Register with Priority Ratings
Assessment Report & Remediation Roadmap
Benefits of a UAE NESA Assessment
Clear Applicability
Confirms which controls apply to your entity and why.
Regulator-Ready Evidence
Organizes documentation and evidence for your sector regulator's reviews.
Prioritized Remediation
Focuses effort on high-priority controls and the risks that matter most.
Stronger Critical Services
Improves protection of services that citizens and businesses rely on.
Supplier Confidence
Helps suppliers show government and CII customers how they align.
Measurable Progress
Creates a baseline to track control improvement between assessments.
Why Organizations Choose QRC
Independent assessment backed by multi-framework audit and security testing experience.
Objective, evidence-based evaluation of management and technical controls.
PCI QSA company and accredited ISO/IEC 27001 certification body.
Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing by QRC's own teams.
Clear scoping, evidence review, gap rating and remediation tracking.
Supporting Services
Services that strengthen your security posture alongside the UAE IA assessment
Vulnerability Assessment
Identify weaknesses across networks, servers and applications in scope.
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Penetration Testing
Test critical services and internet-facing systems for exploitable vulnerabilities.
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SOC Monitoring
Continuous monitoring and alerting to support monitoring and incident response controls.
Learn MoreFrequently Asked Questions
"NESA compliance" usually refers to the UAE Information Assurance Standard, first issued in 2014 by the National Electronic Security Authority (NESA). The standard sets management and technical security controls for UAE government and critical infrastructure entities.
No. NESA has since been restructured, and the standard is now maintained by the UAE Cyber Security Council. The Council released Version 2 of the UAE Information Assurance Standard in 2025.
It applies mainly to federal and local government entities, semi-government bodies and critical information infrastructure operators. Private companies may come into scope through CII designation, sector regulator requirements or government contracts.
The assessment confirms control applicability, reviews management and technical controls against the standard, records gaps by priority and delivers a remediation roadmap. Technical testing can be added for in-scope systems.
Your assessment follows the version your regulator requires, which may be Version 2 or an earlier version during transition. QRC confirms the applicable version during scoping.
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