UAE Information Assurance Regulation Audit Service

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.

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.

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.

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UAE Information Assurance Regulation Audit Service

What is UAE IAR ?

What are the
requirements for UAE
Information Assurance Standards