Saudi Arabia enforces some of the region’s most demanding cyber security regulation. The National Cybersecurity Authority’s Essential Cybersecurity Controls (NCA ECC) bind government entities and critical-infrastructure operators, SAMA’s Cyber Security Framework governs the financial sector, the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) is now fully in force, and Aramco suppliers must meet the CCC certification requirements.

Security Solution Consultants combines hands-on GRC consulting with GRCLens — our compliance platform with a dedicated Saudi edition built around NCA ECC and PDPL — to take organisations in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam from gap assessment to sustained compliance.

Our Services in Saudi Arabia

  • NCA ECC gap assessment & implementation — control-by-control assessment against the ECC, remediation roadmap, policy development and evidence preparation for NCA compliance reporting.
  • SAMA CSF advisory — maturity assessment and uplift for banks, insurers and finance companies regulated by SAMA.
  • NCA PDPL compliance — data mapping, privacy policies, consent and breach-notification readiness under the Personal Data Protection Law.
  • Aramco CCC readiness — prepare for the Cybersecurity Compliance Certificate required of Aramco third parties.
  • ISO 27001 ISMS certification — an ISMS foundation that satisfies large portions of ECC and SAMA CSF simultaneously.
  • Security maturity assessment & training — benchmarking plus role-based awareness programmes for Saudi teams.

GRCLens — The NCA ECC & PDPL Compliance Platform

Our Saudi edition of GRCLens (grclens.net) is purpose-built for the Kingdom: assess, evidence and report against NCA ECC and PDPL controls in one place, with dashboards your compliance team and leadership can act on. It is the fastest way to move from spreadsheet-based ECC tracking to a defensible, always-current compliance position. The platform is fully bilingual English/Arabic, and its built-in AI agent — Baseera (بصيرة) in Arabic, LensIQ in English — analyses uploaded control evidence with a confidence score while your team keeps the final approve/reject decision.

Why Saudi Organisations Choose Security Solution Consultants

  • A dedicated KSA compliance platform — not a generic GRC tool with the ECC bolted on.
  • Consultants who work across NCA ECC, SAMA CSF, PDPL, ISO 27001 and NIST daily.
  • Remote-first delivery with on-site workshops in Riyadh available for key milestones.
  • Track record with banks, government suppliers and enterprise clients.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who must comply with NCA ECC?

Government entities, entities within critical national infrastructure, and increasingly their suppliers through contractual flow-down. Private companies serving government are commonly asked to demonstrate ECC alignment during procurement.

How does ISO 27001 relate to NCA ECC?

There is substantial overlap — a well-scoped ISO 27001 ISMS covers a large share of ECC domains. We map controls once and evidence them against both frameworks through GRCLens, avoiding duplicated effort.

What are the penalties under PDPL?

PDPL provides for significant fines and, for certain disclosure offences, criminal liability, with active enforcement by SDAIA. A data-mapping and gap exercise is the sensible first step; we can complete one in 2–4 weeks.

Can you work with our team in Arabic?

Engagement delivery is in English; Arabic-language policy sets and reporting can be arranged where required by regulators or internal stakeholders.

Get Started

Request an NCA ECC readiness assessment or a GRCLens Saudi edition demo. Contact us.