Expert GDPR Compliance
Consulting Services In UAE

Get the best GDPR compliance consulting services and expand your business in EU and EEA regions securely. Comprehensive GDPR compliance test from Wattlecorp towards subject rights assurance.

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GDPR Compliance

What Is GDPR Compliance Services?

Securing every individual’s data from cyber threats has now become paramount in the ever-evolving digital landscape in the UAE.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the world’s strongest data protection rule, that prioritizes the data privacy of individuals from the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) regions. It helps businesses across the world, including organizations in the UAE, ensure that the collected personal data of individuals from the region is kept secure and safe from breaches.

It came into effect on May 25, 2018, replacing the EU data protection directive of 1995, which prevailed in the same region.

The GDPR compliance is not only a legal requirement, but also a cornerstone of ethical business practices. Aligning with GDPR compliance helps guide your business in the UAE through the complexities of data protection, at ease.

Why do you need GDPR compliance in UAE?

Answering the need to be GDPR-compliant can be done in various verticals. Primarily purposed to secure individual data by collecting responsibly and keeping them safely, it also conveys the need and commitment from the organization’s standpoint of view.

From a legal viewpoint, lack of compliance would result in a hefty fine of 20 million euros or 4% of annual business turnover, whichever is the highest. For organizations in the UAE expanding globally, GDPR goes beyond the penalties toward protecting the privacy and rights of individuals and enhancing the reputation and trust of your customers.

GDPR Compliance
Audit & Assessment
Services

Often, it might get harder for you to understand and follow the compliance and regulatory landscape, including the GDPR ones. However, the legal mandates and severe penalties for non-compliance enhance the need to adhere to the GDPR standards.

The expert team (also the most humane) of Wattlecorp guides you throughout the compliance journey to ensure security coverage from existing and upcoming threats alike. We never serve the one-size-fits-all solution, but a tailored approach that suits perfectly the unique needs of your business demands, aligning with your existing practices.

  • GDPR gap assessment
  • Personal data identification and classification
  • GDPR impact assessment
  • GDPR policies and procedures
  • Consultation services
  • DPO as Service

What We do In Our GDPR
Consulting

Being an organization that is GDPR compliant reflects that you uphold the data subject’s (users’) rights to their personal data. Also, it helps to be accountable and transparent when it comes to processing personal data and thereby preventing data abuse. It gives a greater competitive advantage when it comes to the global marketplace too.

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Assess

Our team walks beside your key stakeholders toward understanding the process of data collection, storage, and processing. We assess the security posture to identify the vulnerabilities, even from the root level.

Report

A comprehensive and insightful vulnerability report is curated to help you understand where to improve and fix towards securing the application.

Implementation

Our team works with your team in cross-collaboration toward implementing the required changes. This involves providing training to the employees, updating privacy policies, and improving security measures.

Monitor

Consistent assessment is the key to security. Our team helps you monitor proactively for new vulnerabilities and to remain compliant with the GDPR regulations.

What is UAE IAR ?

With an aim to establish basic baseline parameters for safeguarding the organizations that handle the critical information, within the UAE region, the Information Assurance Regulation (IAR) was issued by the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) of UAE in 2014.

It is a risk-based framework which demands the firms to identify, assess and secure the critical assets. Information Assurance Regulation covers a wide range of information security subjects such as risk management, asset management, access control, incidence

What are the
requirements for UAE
Information Assurance Standards

The UAE IAR requirements are primarily divided into 2 categories, which are management controls and technical controls.


Management controls help you to implement and maintain an Information Security Management System (ISMS) such as business continuity management, incidence response, infrastructure security, risk management, asset management, access control, and awareness training.

Technical controls help you to secure necessary measures to protect information assets from unauthorized usage, alteration, disclosure, or disruption through network security, application security, data security, infrastructure security, and cryptographic controls.

TDRA demands entities to achieve and maintain compliance by performing regular ISMS audits and/or following international standards such as ISO/IEC 27001 to ensure cyber resilience and report incidents too




  • 1. Implement and maintain Information Assurance – by developing and implementing IA policies, controls, and procedures.
  • 2. Risk assessment – Identify and assess risks and implement proper security controls.
  • 3. Implement common information security reference catalog – to help your team defend your organization from common threats and exploits.
  • 4. Comply with sector-specific IA requirements – implement and maintain controls based on the sector to address related risks.
  • 5.Monitor and review controls constantly – the effectiveness of the implemented controls should be reviewed and updated regularly
  • 6. Incident management – strategize information security incident management policies to find and mitigate risks in rigour
  • 7. Continuity management – action plans to reinstate application and business effectively
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Our UAE Information Assurance Regulation Auditing service

End-to-End SAMA services that help you be in compliance and protect sensitive data.

Requirement Analysis

Our friendly team of security professionals will conduct a complete study based on your requirements, along with an analysis of the latest regulatory environment and industry standards.

UAE IAR Gap Assessment

Our UAE IA Regulation specialized compliance audit team checks your organization’s current information security posture based on the regulatory standard by TDRA.

Cyber Risk Assessment

Potential vulnerabilities and threats which would affect your organization are unveiled, by developing proper mitigation strategies.

Compliance Remediation

Necessary actions are taken to remediate the found vulnerabilities and to establish compliance with regulations.

UAE IAR Policies & Procedures

Our UAE IA Regulation experts draft security policies to ensure data safety and compliance.

Compliance Implementation

Our commitment never ends. Our team conducts periodic compliance assessments to find issues in your application.

Technology Implementation

Expert assistance and guidance on technical security control implementation for your team.

Awareness Training

Security starts with people. Our training programs educate employees about data protection and security best practices.

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Why you need UAE IA
Regulation

Being in compliance with UAE Information Assurance Regulation primarily helps you to protect personal data of the people, protect country’s critical infrastructure such as the energy, transportation, finance, and healthcare; having devastating impacts on the economy and national security, to maintain business trust and reputation and to be in compliance with the international standards.

Also, being in compliance with the regulations provides a competitive advantage and reduces the cyberattacks and data breaches.

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Adherence To UAE Legal Regulations

Being UAE IA Regulation a legal requirement in the UAE region, the failure to comply would result in severe legal actions, penalties, and even loss of licenses.

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Enhanced Market Credibility

Being secure from the ever-evolving threat landscape by being compliant with legal regulations helps to boost the reputation and credibility of the organization.

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Clear And Standardized Operation

UAE IA regulation helps to define better operational procedures for more efficient and effective functioning of the organization.

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Challenges Faced for UAE
Information Assurance
Auditing Process

The most common issues and challenges faced while working with IAR Audit Services

  • Along with being an exhaustive requirement list, the UAE Information Assurance Regulation (IAR) is strictly applicable to all government organizations and critical infrastructure providers in the region.
  • Complying with it is challenging due to a multitude of reasons such as many of the organizations relying on vulnerable legacy systems, security owned by different executives, complex information technology and operational technology implementations.
  • Also, the limitations in resources and expertise, and strict time constraints due to government inspections in a shorter window of time add more challenges to it.

Why Select Wattlecorp's ARAMCO CCC Service

  • Certified Aramco CCC experts who handle each project accurately and carefully
  • Personalized services that are aligned with the critical objectives of your organization
  • Superior quality services that are economically priced
  • Short turnaround time with no compromise on quality
  • Assured Aramco CCC compliance thanks to our scrupulous evaluation and policies
  • Continuous monitoring to ensure maintenance of compliance
  • Iron-clad security for critical assets and quick detection of security gaps