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Cybersecurity & Compliance for Dubai Businesses

Vulnerability assessments, managed detection and response, and security built around what UAE law — PDPL, DESC ISR, NESA — actually requires of your business, not a generic checklist.

UAE LawMapped Compliance
24/7Threat Monitoring
FortinetFirewalls We Deploy
Since 2020UAE-Based Team
STATUS: Threats MonitoredCOMPLIANCE: PDPL / DESC / NESACOVERAGE: Dubai + UAESTATUS: Threats MonitoredCOMPLIANCE: PDPL / DESC / NESACOVERAGE: Dubai + UAE
Who This Is For
SMES

Free-Zone & Mainland SMEs

Practical security for lean teams without an in-house security function.

REGULATED

DESC & Government Suppliers

Controls mapped to Dubai Electronic Security Center requirements.

FINANCE

Financial & Licensed Firms

Security aligned to CBUAE expectations for licensed institutions.

DIFC/ADGM

DIFC & ADGM Entities

Aware of your free-zone data protection regime, not just federal PDPL.

TRADING

Trading & Property Firms

Protection against invoice and escrow-transfer fraud on high-value transfers.

GROWING TEAMS

Growing Teams

Security that scales as headcount and cloud usage grow.

What's Included
  • Vulnerability assessment & penetration testing (VAPT) — internal, external, and web app scope
  • Managed detection & response (MDR) — 24/7 monitored endpoint and network alerting
  • Firewall and network security hardening — see our full networking & security build
  • UAE compliance mapping — PDPL, DESC ISR, NESA, or CBUAE, depending on your sector and licensing
  • MFA, email authentication (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), and identity hardening
  • Written incident-response plan with UAE reporting steps (Dubai Police eCrime, aeCERT, PDPL breach notification)
  • Security awareness training using UAE-specific phishing lures, not generic templates
How It Works

Security & Compliance Review

We assess your current setup against the threats and the UAE regulations that actually apply to you.

Fixed Scope & Quote

Findings and recommended controls itemized upfront — no vague retainer.

Remediation & Hardening

VAPT findings closed, MDR deployed, controls configured around your working hours.

Monitoring & Reporting

Ongoing monitoring with reporting you can show a client, auditor, or regulator.

Pricing

Scope Depends on Your Sector and Risk — So Does the Quote

A 5-person mainland office and a DESC-regulated government supplier need very different scopes. Tell us about your business and we'll return a fixed quote after a free review.

Security Baseline

SMEs, PDPL scope

VAPT, MFA, email authentication, and PDPL-aligned controls.

Managed Detection & Response

Ongoing monitoring

24/7 monitored endpoint and network alerting with monthly reporting.

Regulated / Sector-Specific

DESC, NESA, CBUAE

Controls mapped to your specific regulator and licensing requirements.

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Why SAS IT
UAE LAW, NOT A GENERIC CHECKLIST

We map controls to the regulator that actually applies to you

PDPL, DESC ISR, NESA, and CBUAE all mean something different depending on your licensing — we start there, not with a one-size-fits-all template.

NETWORK-FIRST SECURITY

Built on infrastructure we understand end to end

We're also the team behind networking and security builds across Dubai, so firewall and segmentation work isn't outsourced to a third party.

HONEST ABOUT WHAT WE FIND

No inflated risk scores to sell add-ons

You get a straight assessment of what's exposed and what it actually takes to fix it — not a scare-tactic report.

Case Study

PDPL Readiness for a Trading Company, DMCC

BRIEF

A DMCC-licensed trading firm had no documented security controls and no view of where customer data was stored ahead of a client's vendor security questionnaire.

DELIVERED

VAPT across office and cloud systems, MFA rollout, SPF/DKIM/DMARC on their domain, and a written PDPL-aligned data map and incident-response plan.

TIMELINE

Review completed within a week; remediation phased over the following month

RESULT

Passed the client's vendor security questionnaire with the documentation now in place.

Brands We Support
Frequently Asked Questions
Which UAE law actually applies to my business?

Most mainland businesses processing personal data fall under the UAE PDPL (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021). DIFC and ADGM-licensed entities follow their own separate data protection regimes instead. Dubai government suppliers may also need DESC ISR controls, critical infrastructure operators fall under NESA, and licensed financial institutions have CBUAE requirements on top. We help you work out which apply during the free review.

What's the difference between a vulnerability assessment and penetration testing?

A vulnerability assessment scans for known weaknesses across your systems. Penetration testing (VAPT) goes further and actively attempts to exploit them, the way an attacker would, to show real business impact.

What is managed detection and response (MDR)?

MDR is 24/7 monitoring of your endpoints and network for suspicious activity, with a team that investigates and responds to alerts — rather than software that just logs an alert nobody reads.

Do you handle the firewall and network side too?

Yes, through our [networking & security](/networking-security-dubai) service — cybersecurity and network infrastructure are designed together, not by separate vendors.

We already have a firewall — do we still need this?

A firewall is one control, not a compliance position. Most businesses we assess have gaps in MFA coverage, backup testing, access reviews, or documentation that a firewall alone doesn't address.

What happens if we have an actual incident?

We help you contain it and work through the UAE reporting steps — Dubai Police eCrime for cybercrime, aeCERT for national coordination, and PDPL breach notification to the UAE Data Office where personal data is affected.

Get Your Free Security & Compliance Review

Tell us about your business and licensing — we'll map the risks and the UAE rules that actually apply to you.