Security assessment and penetration testing services in the UAE

CYBERSECURITY SERVICES

Security Assessment Services

Find the holes before someone else does. We test your defences the way an attacker would, then hand you a fix list, not a scare.

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Security Assessment: Find the Gaps Before an Attacker Does

A security assessment answers a question every business should ask but few ask honestly: if someone tried to break in today, could they? We probe your systems, applications and network the way a real attacker would, looking for the weaknesses scanners miss and people overlook, so you find out from us, not from a breach.

We combine two things. Vulnerability assessment scans broadly to map every known weakness across your estate. Penetration testing then goes deeper. Our testers actively try to exploit the ones that matter, to prove which gaps are genuinely dangerous and which are just noise. You get a clear picture of real risk, not a 400-page scanner dump nobody reads.

Every assessment ends the same way: a prioritised, plain-English report of what we found, how serious each issue is, and exactly what to do about it, ordered by what to fix first. We retest after you've made changes, so you can prove the gaps are actually closed, not just logged.

ASSESSMENT SCOPE

What We Cover

From a broad sweep of your estate to a focused attack on what matters most, we test the full surface.

Vulnerability assessment, map known weaknesses across systems, network and applications
Penetration testing, actively exploit findings to prove real, demonstrable risk
Web application testing, probe apps and portals for injection, access and logic flaws
Network & infrastructure testing, internal and external, the way an attacker would approach
Configuration & hardening review, find the misconfigurations attackers count on
Phishing & social engineering, test whether your people are the easiest way in
Remediation reporting & retest, prioritised fix list, then confirm the gaps are closed

Capabilities

What's Included

Vulnerability Assessment

A broad scan of your systems, network and applications to map every known weakness, so nothing obvious is sitting unguarded.

Penetration Testing

Our testers actively try to exploit what we find, the way a real attacker would, to prove which gaps are genuinely dangerous rather than just theoretical.

Web Application Testing

Your customer portals and internal apps probed for injection, broken access control, authentication flaws and the logic gaps scanners can't see.

Network & Infrastructure Testing

External and internal testing of your network, servers and devices, finding the routes in before someone else maps them.

Phishing & Social Engineering

Test whether a convincing email or call can get past your people, since that's how most real attacks actually start.

Remediation Report & Retest

A prioritised, plain-English report ordered by what to fix first, then a retest to confirm the important gaps are actually closed.

Why IP Care

What Sets Us Apart

Exploit, don't just scan

Anyone can run a scanner and hand you the output. We prove what's actually exploitable, so you fix real risk instead of chasing a list of maybes.

Findings you can act on

Prioritised and written in plain English, with clear remediation steps, not a 400-page export your team will never open.

We retest

After you've made changes, we test again and confirm the gap is closed. A finding isn't done until it's proven fixed.

No business-stopping surprises

Testing scoped and scheduled with you, so we find the weaknesses without taking your systems down in the process.

Proactive, not reactive

This is finding the gaps before an attacker does. The opposite of waiting for an incident and cleaning up after.

Local engineers, UAE timezone

UAE-based testers who understand the compliance environment, NESA, UAE PDPL and sector rules, and report against the standards you're held to.

Our Delivery Approach

How We Deliver

A proven, repeatable approach, used on every engagement.

Scope & Rules of Engagement

Agree exactly what's tested, when, and the boundaries, so testing is thorough without disrupting the business.

Vulnerability Assessment

Scan broadly across your estate to map every known weakness and build the picture of where to dig deeper.

Penetration Testing

Actively attempt to exploit the findings that matter, chaining weaknesses the way a real attacker would.

Report & Prioritise

Deliver a plain-English report ranking every finding by real risk, with clear, specific remediation steps.

Remediate & Retest

Support your team through the fixes, then retest to confirm the important gaps are genuinely closed.

UAE Regulations

The Frameworks We Deliver Against

Every engagement is scoped with the rules your organisation answers to. These are the frameworks we assess, remediate and prepare evidence for.

NESA / UAE Information Assurance Standards

Mandatory for critical-sector entities in energy, government, banking, telecom, transport and healthcare. NESA was absorbed into the UAE Signals Intelligence Agency in 2020, but the standards are unchanged and still audited. See our NESA compliance programme.

UAE Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)

Governs how personal data is collected, stored and accessed. In practice it drives access controls, data classification, consent records and keeping data, including backups, inside the UAE where required.

ISO 27001

The international information security standard many UAE clients and partners ask for. A large share of its Annex A controls map to NESA requirements, so the two programmes can share evidence. See NESA vs ISO 27001.

PCI DSS

Required wherever card payments are stored, processed or transmitted, common in retail, hospitality and e-commerce. We run the gap assessment, remediation and audit preparation as part of our compliance services.

Buyer's Guide

How to Choose a Cybersecurity Services Provider in the UAE

Most UAE businesses we talk to are in the same position: security bolted on after the fact, default configurations never hardened, nobody watching overnight and no written incident response plan. These are the questions that separate a provider who will fix that from one who will sell you another tool.

Start with what you have to comply with

If you operate in a critical sector, NESA / UAE IAS applies whether or not you have started. If you hold personal data, the UAE PDPL applies. Your clients may also ask for ISO 27001 or PCI DSS. A good provider scopes the work around these from day one, rather than treating compliance as a separate project at the end. Our compliance services cover the gap assessment, remediation and audit evidence.

Ask who is watching at 2 am

24/7 monitoring means different things to different providers. Ask who triages the alerts, where they are based, what gets escalated and how fast. Ours is defined and documented before you go live: the scope of what is monitored, the alert thresholds and the escalation procedures.

Ask what happens when something gets through

No control stops everything. What matters is how quickly an incident is contained and how thoroughly it is understood afterwards. An incident response retainer means the response starts immediately instead of from a standing start. Our session hijacking case study shows what that looks like in practice, including an attack that bypassed both the password and MFA.

Fix identity first

Microsoft has reported that multi-factor authentication alone blocks more than 99% of account-compromise attempts, which is why identity hardening is one of the first things we fix: enforced MFA, Conditional Access and clean admin accounts in Microsoft Entra ID. It is the cheapest large reduction in risk most organisations can make.

Know whether you need services or advisory

Cybersecurity services defend and operate your environment day to day. Advisory designs where it should go: Zero Trust architecture, SASE, and board-level governance. Many organisations need both, and it helps when the same company can do both. See our cybersecurity advisory practice.

Local support in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

We are headquartered in Abu Dhabi and send engineers to client sites across the UAE when a job needs hands on site. See cybersecurity services in Dubai and cybersecurity services in Abu Dhabi for how we work in each emirate.

Who It's For

Industries We Serve

Banking & FinanceGovernment & Public SectorHealthcareProfessional ServicesEnergy & UtilitiesEnterprise

Certifications & Compliance

Credentials Behind Every Engagement

ADMCC-CertifiedELV & Security Systems, Abu Dhabi

NESA / UAE IASCompliance-Aligned Delivery

ISO 27001Aligned Security Practices

MicrosoftCertified Partner

AWSCertified Partner

Palo Alto NetworksCertified Partner

CiscoCertified Partner

FortinetCertified Partner

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Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

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

A vulnerability assessment scans broadly to find known weaknesses; a penetration test goes further and actively tries to exploit them to prove which are genuinely dangerous. We do both, because each answers a different question.

Will testing disrupt our live systems?

No. We scope and schedule testing with you and agree rules of engagement up front, so we find weaknesses without taking the business down. Anything higher-risk is run carefully and with your sign-off.

What do we get at the end?

A prioritised, plain-English report ranking every finding by real risk, with specific remediation steps, plus a retest after you've made changes to confirm the important gaps are closed.

How often should we be assessed?

Most organisations test at least annually and after any major change, a new application, a migration, a network redesign. Regulated sectors often need it more frequently.

Does this help with NESA or UAE PDPL compliance?

Yes, regular assessment and penetration testing map directly to the risk-management and testing expectations in NESA and UAE PDPL, and our reports give auditors the evidence they look for.

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