Government Compliance Platform for Entities across the UAE

Six connected workstreams: (1) NESA / SIA P1-P4 controls mapped to live evidence with mandatory P1 enforcement. (2) PDPL compliance evidencing per processing event. (3) aeCERT incident reporting integration within NESA-mandated timelines. (4) Federal data classification handling per tier. (5) ISO 27001 alignment maintained alongside NESA. (6) Multi-framework audit pack generation on demand.

Around those six, most entities also want: DESC ISR alignment for Dubai-specific cybersecurity, integration with their existing GRC tooling, and cross-entity compliance benchmarking.

ServiceNow GRC, MetricStream, ResolverInc, and OneTrust are mature GRC platforms with significant deployments globally. They handle multi-framework GRC well at scale. The challenge for UAE entities is the UAE-specific layer: NESA P1 enforcement (vs ISO 27001's flexible control selection), aeCERT timeline integration, federal data classification handling, and Dubai-specific DESC ISR alignment.

For some entities, the right answer is to keep ServiceNow GRC or MetricStream for broader GRC and add a UAE-specific layer. For others, the right answer is to consolidate compliance on a custom platform built around UAE federal requirements. The decision is made during discovery.

NESA / SIA Information Assurance Standard defines 188 controls across 15 information security areas with 39 P1 controls mandated as non-negotiable foundation. Generic platforms accept evidence as documentation; the platform maps controls to live operational evidence — system configurations, log data, policy enforcement records, technical control state.

For each P1 control, evidence is captured continuously rather than gathered for audit. When the entity is audited (by SIA, TDRA, or internal), the evidence pack reflects current state rather than reconstructed historical state.

Federal Decree-Law 45 of 2021 establishes processor and controller obligations including consent management, processing records, breach notification, and data subject rights. Implementing regulations were due May 2022 but remain unpublished as of late 2024 — meaning enforcement framing is still solidifying as the Data Office activates.

The platform captures PDPL evidence per processing event rather than per audit cycle. Consent records, processing logs, breach notification readiness, data subject request handling all maintained continuously. When the Data Office audits, evidence is current.

NESA mandates incident reporting to aeCERT within specific timelines for incidents meeting reportable thresholds. ISO 27001-aligned incident response often misses these windows because ISO lets organisations define their own.

The platform's incident detection triggers the aeCERT reporting workflow automatically when reportable thresholds are met. aeCERT-format report templates pre-built. Reporting evidence captured as part of incident response. NESA timeline compliance maintained without manual escalation.

Here's where the platform typically sits in a wider stack.

Existing GRC platforms — we sit alongside ServiceNow GRC, MetricStream, ResolverInc, and OneTrust for broader risk and compliance, adding the UAE federal-specific layer.

SIEM and security tooling — we exchange data with security operations platforms feeding NESA control evidence and aeCERT incident detection.

Federal channels — we interface with TDRA, aeCERT for incident reporting, and the Data Office for PDPL audit handling.

Integration approach is scoped during discovery. We don't ask you to rip and replace anything that works.

Discovery takes four to six weeks (longer than typical due to multi-framework scope mapping). Working with your compliance lead, security team, and IT leadership, we map current compliance position across NESA, PDPL, ISO 27001, federal data classification, and DESC ISR (for Dubai entities). Output is a detailed report covering current-state map by framework, recommended platform architecture, NESA P1 gap analysis vs current state, PDPL configuration, aeCERT integration scope, integration approach with existing GRC, phased implementation plan, and fixed-price build proposal.

Build for a core compliance platform takes fourteen to eighteen weeks from discovery completion. Migration of existing compliance evidence and complex SIEM integration may extend by 3-5 weeks.

We don't publish a price bracket because what's useful varies massively. Discovery produces a fixed-price proposal with no obligation to proceed.