NESA Compliance
The National Electronic Security Authority, NESA UAE, is a UAE federal authority responsible for the cyber security of United Arab Emirates. NESA operates under the Supreme Council for National Security. Primary objectives of NESA are to define national cyber security strategy which enables the progress or advancement of cyber security in UAE, increased cyber security awareness within the UAE and developing a collaborative culture.
A key step towards the NESA Compliance is to develop a standard framework for UAE cyber security, officially known as “UAE IA Standards” or “UAE Information Assurance Standards”. NESA expects all the critical national services to implement the cyber security controls listed in the UAE IA Standards to protect the information infrastructure offered by Government organizations and selected critical businesses.
NESA had released a number of documents (NESA Guidelines and Standards) to help organizations improve their cyber security. This is a mandatory compliance for all government entities in UAE and those entities identified as critical information infrastructure by NESA.
National Electronic Security Authority Standards
NESA UAE involves compliance to cyber security requirements based on the UAE National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS), developed and governed by NESA, which defines the protection requirements of UAE Cyberspace. The primary standard to follow for this compliance is UAE Information Assurance Standards (UAE IAS). Additionally, the NESA National Cyber Risk Management Framework defines the NESA Risk Assessment process.
Objectives
NESA’s UAE IAS regulations were introduced to improve the overall cybersecurity in the UAE. Over and above that here are some other reasons why IAS Regulations were introduced:
- Strengthen the security of the UAE’s critical cyber assets and reduce relevant risk levels.
- Protect the UAE’s critical infrastructure against any threat.
- Improve cybersecurity threat awareness across the UAE.
- Develop Infrastructure and technical capabilities.
NESA Compliance is mandatory for:
- Government organizations
- Semi-government organizations
- Any Business organizations that are identified as UAE’s critical infrastructure.
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