The UAE's digital economy is accelerating. This means cyber risks are escalating significantly. A single breach isn't just about data loss. It's about crippling financial penalties. It's about a shattered reputation. Protecting your operations is fundamental for survival and growth.

Cyber resilience means having your business power through attacks and keep running without major downtime or losses. It’s about building the capability to detect attacks early, respond with precision, and recover operations quickly. 

Compliance in the UAE can be daunting. ADEPTS navigates this. We take local regulations, international standards—ISO 27001, NIST, others, and translate them into actionable steps. Our process simplifies adherence and makes audits smoother. We ensure your business isn't just compliant on paper; it's genuinely secure.

Penetration testing is a simulated cyberattack. It targets your systems deliberately. This exposes weak points. We find vulnerabilities before hackers do. This intelligence is vital for UAE companies. It allows proactive risk identification. Security measures are fortified quickly.

Managed security services provide round-the-clock system surveillance and expert threat management. This arrangement significantly reduces the burden on your internal IT staff. It substantially lower security risk. Your team can focus on core business. And, crucially, an immediate, expert response to any detected security incident.

AI's contribution to cybersecurity, especially for UAE businesses, is transformative. Its capacity to analyze vast datasets, exceeding human ability, enables rapid anomaly detection. This means accelerated threat identification and response. 

Protection against phishing and DDoS attacks in the UAE comes down to a multi-layered, strategic defense. This means, crucially, deploying stringent email filtering systems, employee security awareness training and sophisticated traffic management tools. These combined measures, reduce the risk of falling prey to scams or being overwhelmed by service-disrupting attacks. 

Data protection and encryption: for UAE cybersecurity, these aren't just options. They're non-negotiable. Encryption makes sensitive information completely unreadable to anyone unauthorized. Not only does this ensure strict adherence to the UAE's evolving data privacy legislation, but it proactively shields against data breaches. Incidents, mind you, that can inflict truly severe operational and reputational damage. 

Cyber security consultants, step in and conduct comprehensive assessments of your current security frameworks. They'll precisely pinpoint specific vulnerabilities and propose targeted, actionable improvements, while facilitating specialized training. They help them build stronger, more resilient defenses. Ensuring security strategies align, inherently, with those broader business objectives. 

It helps set up backups, good security steps, and ways to get data back if something goes wrong, so nothing important gets lost or stolen. This is a core benefit of business continuity management.

With a plan in place, others can step in fast. It’s about knowing who does what and making sure someone else can cover it if needed, ensuring continuous business continuity.

The plan includes backup systems and ways to work offline or switch tools quickly. It helps keep communication open and client work moving even when things go wrong, showcasing the power of business resilience. Many business continuity services UAE address this.

At least have backups, basic safety checks, and a simple plan for what to do if something breaks or someone important isn’t around. It doesn’t have to be fancy, but core business continuity elements are essential for business resilience.

It might mean a few changes at first, but it usually builds more trust. Clients like knowing you’re ready and won’t let them down when trouble comes, thanks to solid business resilience. This is why business continuity consultants UAE are invaluable.

Depends on how ready you are, but with a plan, most places can bounce back in a few hours or a day. Testing the plan helps speed things up, a key outcome of robust business continuity management.

It depends on how big the firm is. Some start with just the basics. It’s not always expensive, and fixing problems later costs way more. Investing in business resilience pays off. 

Begin by looking at what could go wrong. Then, list the essential items you need to run, regardless of the situation. A good team can help you set it all up, starting your journey to robust business resilience. 

ICFR ensures that financial processes affecting tax computations are controlled and documented, which helps reduce risks of errors or omissions and supports transparent, accurate disclosures.

Yes, the Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA) Law No.1 of 2017 and Resolution No.88 of 2021 require public interest entities and government-linked companies to establish and report on ICFR.

ICFR focuses specifically on controls to prevent material misstatements in financial reporting. Fraud risk controls have a broader scope, covering prevention and detection of fraud in both financial and operational processes.

Management should use defined sampling methods and documentation protocols to evaluate whether controls are well-designed and operating effectively, typically through periodic testing.

Key processes include taxation, investment management, revenue recognition, fixed asset inventory, financial closing and reporting, and treasury operations.

Absolutely. Effective ICFR includes embedding control points within ERP workflows and audit trails to ensure seamless monitoring and compliance.

Organizations must maintain process flowcharts, risk and control matrices, test results, remediation logs, and evidence of ongoing control assessments.

While management holds ultimate responsibility, the CFO typically leads ICFR efforts, supported by internal audit, risk management, and external consultants such as ADEPTS.

ADEPTS offers end-to-end support including framework design, control testing, gap analysis, remediation, and audit readiness—ensuring your controls meet regulatory requirements and business objectives.

Our deep regulatory knowledge, combined with practical, business-aligned solutions, ensures your controls aren’t just compliant—they’re resilient and scalable. Whether you’re preparing for regulatory assurance or enhancing governance frameworks, ADEPTS provides trusted, end-to-end icfr services UAE.

Are you ready to elevate your financial reporting controls to meet UAE’s stringent requirements? Contact ADEPTS to discuss how we can support your compliance and assurance objectives.

Finance, real estate, construction, healthcare, retail, logistics, and tech—basically, any sector where one mistake can cost big.

ERM looks at the whole business—strategy, people, operations, and more. Audit checks past data. Compliance checks the rules. ERM helps you steer the ship.

Not with us. We keep it lean, smart, and practical. ERM should make things smoother, not harder.

Yes. A strong ERM setup shows insurers and lenders you’re serious about risk. That can mean better terms and lower premiums.

Usually 6 to 12 weeks. Depends on complexity, but we move fast and keep you in the loop.

Absolutely. We design ERM systems that plug into what you’re already using. No need to start from scratch.

Yes. We tailor dashboards and reports to match exactly what your board wants to see—clean, sharp, and action-ready.

It depends on your size and scope. But we keep it fair, transparent, and always tied to value. Let’s talk and we’ll give you a clear quote.

Because we get it. We know the local market. We speak your language. And we don’t sell theory—we deliver results.