UAE Information Assurance Standard, Ready to Assess
The UAE Information Assurance Standard sets the information security controls expected of UAE government entities and critical sectors. Controls are split into management and technical families, each with a priority level.
CAPA-21M1 Strategy and PlanningIn progressCAPA-24M3 Awareness and TrainingOverdueHow UAE IA Is Organised in Arbor
UAE IA loads with its management and technical control families, ready to assign and assess.
- 01M1 Strategy and Planning
- 02M2 Information Security Risk Management
- 03M3 Awareness and Training
- 04M4 Human Resource Security
- 05M5 Compliance
- 06M6 Performance Evaluation and Improvement
- 07T1 Asset Management
- 08T2 Physical and Environmental Security
- 09T3 Operations Management
- 10T4 Network Security
- 11T5 Identity and Access Management
- 12T6 Third Party Security
- 13T7 Information Systems Acquisition, Development and Maintenance
- 14T8 Information Security Incident Management
- 15T9 Information Systems Continuity Management
What Arbor Does with UAE IA
- Every management and technical control loaded, with its priority
- Scored at management, technical and domain level
- Assessment audits that produce a compliance report laid out for submission
- Mapped to ISO 27001, so one implementation counts for both
No Clause Numbers to Memorise
Arbor AI suggests the UAE IA requirements that apply as you work.
UAE IA in Four Steps
Load
UAE IA loads with its full structure, kept up to date by our team.
Set Scope
Decide what applies and record the reason.
Assess
Assign owners, score each requirement and link evidence.
Prove
Close gaps with corrective actions and report with confidence.
Do the Work Once for UAE IA
Where controls overlap, shared evidence counts toward related frameworks, so nothing is done twice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is UAE IA Kept Up to Date?
Yes. Our team loads UAE IA and updates it when the standard changes.
Can We Import Our Existing UAE IA Assessment?
Yes. Use the Excel template and Arbor checks every row before it loads.
Can UAE IA Share Evidence with Other Frameworks?
Yes. Evidence is uploaded once and linked to every requirement it supports.
See UAE IA in Arbor GRC
Bring your current risk register. We can import it from Excel during the demo, so you see your own risks in Arbor, not ours.