Independent Verification
Of What Really Protects You.
Cybersecurity Assurance provides objective, evidence-based verification that your security controls are in place, effective, and meeting the standards your regulators, auditors, and stakeholders require. We assess independently — without the conflict of interest that comes from auditing work you built yourself.
Our Assurance Engagements
NCA Compliance Assessment
An independent evaluation of your compliance against NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC) and Cloud Cybersecurity Controls (CCC). We assess each control domain, document evidence, identify gaps, and produce an assurance report with a clear compliance status and prioritized findings — in the format regulators expect.
Governance, Protection, Defence, Resilience, Third-Party
Compliance status, gap findings, remediation priorities
SAMA CSF Maturity Review
Independent maturity assessment against the SAMA Cybersecurity Framework for regulated financial institutions. We evaluate each domain's implementation level, score against the maturity model, identify gaps against your target maturity, and produce the documentation format expected by SAMA examiners.
PDPL Compliance Audit
An independent audit of your personal data processing activities against Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law. We review your data inventory, consent mechanisms, data subject rights processes, retention controls, and breach notification procedures — identifying gaps and producing an audit report with remediation guidance.
Internal Security Audit Support
We work alongside your internal audit function to provide technical cybersecurity expertise — translating complex security controls into audit-ready findings, supporting audit committees with specialist input, and producing workpapers that satisfy internal and external reviewers.
Technical Control Effectiveness Testing
Beyond policy review — we test whether your technical controls actually work. We verify that access controls, logging, monitoring, patching, and backup procedures function as documented, providing evidence-based assurance rather than relying on process descriptions alone.
How We Conduct
an Assurance Engagement
Scoping & Evidence Planning
We define the scope, agree on the evidence collection approach, and brief your team on what to prepare — minimizing disruption to your operations while ensuring thorough coverage.
Evidence Collection & Testing
We gather documentation, conduct interviews, and test technical controls — building an evidence base that supports objective, defensible findings rather than opinion-based assessments.
Draft Findings Review
We share findings in draft before finalizing, allowing your team to confirm factual accuracy and provide context — ensuring the report is fair and actionable before it goes to your leadership or regulators.
Final Report & Debrief
We deliver a final assurance report and debrief your leadership — explaining findings, their significance, and the prioritized remediation steps required to address identified gaps.
Why Independent Assurance Matters
An internal team cannot objectively audit work it built. Independent assurance provides the separation regulators and audit committees require.
NCA and SAMA assessors look for evidence of independent review as part of their own oversight activities. Proactive assurance demonstrates maturity.
Findings from an independent assessor carry more weight with boards and executive leadership than self-assessments from the security team.
Know exactly where you stand before your regulator asks.
Proactive assurance eliminates surprises. Tell us which framework or standard you need independently verified — we'll scope the right engagement for your situation.