Last updated: July 2026

Dubai DESC ISR Compliance Consulting

Looking for a Dubai ISR Compliance Consulting Company? Pass Your Audit. Win and Keep the Contract.

We are a Dubai ISR compliance consulting company helping Dubai Government entities and their service providers pass the DESC Information Security Regulation audit - without a chaotic multi-year program. Gap assessment in about 2 weeks, phased remediation in weeks, and hands-on implementation with your team.

Led personally by an ex-Microsoft Security Consulting team member. Fixed-price proposal within 48 hours. You review the gap assessment report before you pay.

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Dubai ISR compliance consulting company helping Dubai Government suppliers pass their DESC Information Security Regulation audit

What Does a Dubai ISR Compliance Consulting Company Do?

A Dubai ISR compliance consulting company prepares your organization to meet the Information Security Regulation issued by the Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC). It assesses your systems against the mandatory controls the regulation defines, finds every gap, implements the missing controls with your team, aligns your governance documentation, and supports you through the formal audit.

The ISR is aligned with ISO 27001 and applies to Dubai Government entities (DGEs) - and, importantly, to the service providers and suppliers of those entities when they handle Dubai Government information or systems. For companies bidding on or renewing Dubai Government contracts, ISR compliance is increasingly a condition of doing business.

Dubai ISR at a Glance

The Information Security Regulation is the compliance baseline behind "Dubai ISR compliance". Here is what it covers.

Information Security Regulation

Issued by the Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) to govern information security across the Dubai Government ecosystem.

Dubai Government Entities

Applies directly to Dubai Government entities (DGEs) across departments and agencies.

Suppliers & Service Providers

Extends to vendors and service providers who handle Dubai Government information or systems, not just the DGEs themselves.

ISO 27001 Aligned

Built to align with ISO 27001 and sets mandatory information security controls for everyone in scope.

Our Dubai ISR Compliance Process

Five stages from first call to a passed audit. The difference from most Dubai ISR compliance consultants is stage three: we implement the controls with you, not just tell you what is missing.

Scope and entity classification

We confirm whether you fall in scope of the Dubai ISR as a Dubai Government entity, or as a supplier or service provider that handles Dubai Government information or systems, and define exactly which systems and data the assessment will cover.

Gap assessment against the ISR

We test your current environment against the mandatory information security controls the ISR requires and hand you a prioritized gap report in about 2 weeks, so you know exactly where you stand before committing to a remediation program.

Phased remediation and hands-on implementation

We implement the missing controls with your team, phased by risk so the highest-priority gaps close first. This is hands-on work - not a checklist handed back to you and left for your team to figure out alone.

Policy and documentation alignment

We write and align the governance documentation the regulation requires - policies, procedures, and evidence records - so your control implementation is properly documented for review.

Assessment readiness and support

We prepare your evidence package, run an internal readiness review, and stay with you through the formal ISR audit process until you pass.

Dubai ISR Compliance Timeline

A realistic timeline for a first-time engagement. The gap assessment alone takes about 2 weeks - remediation is phased by risk after that.

Phase	Timing	Outcome
Scoping and entity classification	Week 1	Confirmed scope and applicable ISR controls
Gap assessment	Weeks 1-2	Prioritized report of every gap against the ISR
Phased remediation and implementation	From Week 3, phased by priority	Controls implemented against the highest-risk gaps first
Policy and documentation alignment	Parallel to remediation	Governance documentation aligned to the regulation
Assessment readiness and support	Ongoing until you pass	Evidence package ready and support through the formal audit

How Much Does Dubai ISR Compliance Cost?

Unlike most Dubai ISR compliance consultants, we publish our starting price. Fixed-price proposals within 48 hours of your strategy call. No hourly billing, no surprises.

Gap Assessment

Assessment against the ISR and a prioritized roadmap.

From $3,000per engagement

Gap assessment against the ISR controls
Findings mapped to your systems and data
Prioritized remediation roadmap
Delivered in about 2 weeks

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Phased Remediation + Implementation

End to end: from gap assessment to a passed audit.

Fixed priceproposal within 48 hours

Everything in the Gap Assessment
Hands-on control implementation with your team
Governance documentation aligned to the ISR
Audit readiness support
We stay until you pass

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Who Needs Dubai ISR Compliance Consulting?

If any of these describe you, a Dubai ISR compliance consulting company is your fastest path to a passed audit.

A Dubai Government entity (DGE) required to demonstrate ISR compliance

A vendor or service provider that handles Dubai Government information or systems as part of a contract

A company bidding on a Dubai Government tender that requires proof of ISR compliance before award

A supplier renewing a Dubai Government contract where ISR compliance is a condition of renewal

An organization that also falls under NESA / UAE IA and wants both mapped in one engagement

A SaaS or technology vendor pursuing ISO 27001 who wants to reuse that work toward Dubai ISR

Dubai ISR vs NESA / UAE IA vs ADHICS vs PDPL

UAE entities are frequently in scope for more than one framework at once. Here is how they relate.

Framework	Issued By	Applies To	Focus
Dubai DESC ISR	Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC)	Dubai Government entities and their suppliers	Information Security Regulation for the Dubai government ecosystem, aligned with ISO 27001
UAE IA Standard (NESA)	NESA, now under the Signals Intelligence Agency (SIA)	Critical national infrastructure and government entities, all emirates	The general UAE information assurance baseline
ADHICS	Department of Health, Abu Dhabi (DOH)	DOH-regulated healthcare entities in Abu Dhabi	Healthcare-specific information and cyber security controls
UAE PDPL	UAE federal law	Any entity processing personal data of UAE residents	Personal data protection

ISO 27001 provides a strong shared control base across these frameworks, and the Dubai ISR is itself aligned with ISO 27001. If you are in scope for more than one, mapping them together in a single engagement cuts duplicate assessment and remediation work.

Why Choose Atlant Over Other Dubai ISR Compliance Consultants

Most Dubai ISR compliance consultants sell you a checklist and disappear. Here is how we are different.

	Atlant Security	Typical Dubai ISR Consultant
Who does the work	A former Microsoft security consultant, personally	Junior or offshore staff you never meet
Time to gap assessment	About 2 weeks	Often 6-8 weeks before you see a report
Pricing	Fixed price - you review the report before you pay	Open-ended hourly billing
Control implementation	Hands-on - we implement the required controls with you	A checklist and advice, then you are on your own
Vendor neutrality	100% independent - zero software commissions	Often resells the GRC or security tool they recommend
Framework coverage	Dubai ISR mapped alongside ISO 27001, NESA / UAE IA, and ADHICS	Single-framework focus, duplicate work across regulations

Every engagement is led personally by a former Microsoft Security Consulting team member, CISSP certified - never delegated to junior staff

234 security assessments delivered across 14 countries since 2013

Gap assessment against the ISR delivered in about 2 weeks

Fixed-price proposal within 48 hours - you review the gap assessment report before you pay

100% vendor-neutral - we take zero commissions from any software vendor

Hands-on implementation of the required controls with your team, not a checklist handed back to you

We stay with you until you pass the audit

We map Dubai ISR alongside ISO 27001, NESA / UAE IA, and ADHICS to cut duplicate work where your organization overlaps frameworks

Alexander Sverdlov - Founder of Atlant Security and lead Dubai ISR compliance consultant

Every Dubai ISR Engagement Is Led by Alexander Sverdlov

Former Microsoft Security Consulting team member. CISSP certified. Vendor-neutral - zero commissions from any software vendor. Alexander has personally led 234 security assessments across 14 countries since 2013. At Atlant Security, the senior consultant who scopes your Dubai ISR engagement is the same person who implements the controls with your team - never handed to junior staff.

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Book a free 30-minute strategy call with Alexander. We will discuss your entity, timeline, and exactly what it takes to pass your Dubai ISR audit. Fixed-price proposal within 48 hours.

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Also In Scope for NESA / UAE IA or ISO 27001?

The Dubai ISR is aligned with ISO 27001, and many Dubai Government suppliers also fall under the federal NESA / UAE IA standard. If you are pursuing any of these alongside Dubai ISR compliance, we map them together in one engagement to cut duplicate audit and remediation cost.

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For small projects and ad-hoc work outside our pre-agreed packages or retainers, our standard hourly rate is $460.

Dubai ISR Compliance FAQ

What is Dubai ISR compliance?

Dubai ISR compliance means meeting the Information Security Regulation issued by the Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC). It requires in-scope organizations to implement mandatory information security controls, aligned with ISO 27001, and to demonstrate that implementation to DESC.

Who must comply with Dubai ISR?

The Dubai ISR applies to Dubai Government entities (DGEs). It also applies to the service providers and suppliers of those entities when they handle Dubai Government information or systems, which brings a large number of private vendors into scope alongside the government entities themselves.

Do suppliers to Dubai Government need ISR compliance?

Yes. If your organization is a service provider or supplier that handles Dubai Government information or systems, the ISR applies to you, not only to the Dubai Government entity you serve. This is increasingly a condition for winning and keeping Dubai Government contracts and tenders.

Is ISR mandatory?

Yes. The Information Security Regulation is issued by DESC and sets mandatory information security controls for Dubai Government entities and their in-scope suppliers. It is not an optional or voluntary framework for organizations within its scope.

How much does it cost?

A Dubai ISR gap assessment from Atlant Security starts at $3,000. We provide a fixed-price proposal for remediation and implementation within 48 hours of your strategy call, scoped to your systems and the specific gaps we find. You review the gap assessment report before you pay for further work.

How long does it take?

Atlant Security completes a gap assessment against the ISR in about 2 weeks. Remediation is phased by risk over the following weeks, with the highest-priority gaps addressed first. The total timeline depends on how many systems are in scope and how many gaps the assessment finds.

How does ISR relate to ISO 27001 and NESA?

The Dubai ISR is aligned with ISO 27001, so ISO 27001 work you have already done can reduce the effort needed for ISR compliance, and vice versa. NESA / UAE IA is a separate, federal-level UAE standard for critical national infrastructure and government entities across all emirates. An organization can be in scope for both Dubai ISR and NESA / UAE IA at the same time, for example a Dubai Government supplier that also serves critical national infrastructure elsewhere in the UAE. We map the overlapping controls in a single engagement to cut duplicate work.

What happens if we fail the ISR audit?

If you do not pass the ISR audit, you are not confirmed compliant, which puts winning or keeping Dubai Government contracts and tenders at risk until the gaps are remediated and you go through re-assessment. We stay with you through remediation and the formal audit process until you pass.