Mandatory for UAE federal government entities and critical national infrastructure operators. Based on ISO 27001 with UAE-specific controls. 786 Cyber maps the framework's domains, generates the required policies, and tracks your roadmap to compliance.
What is UAE NIAF?
UAE NIAF is the national cybersecurity standard developed under the National Information Assurance Framework. It governs information security across UAE government entities and critical infrastructure operators.
The framework is based on ISO 27001 with UAE-specific controls covering governance, risk assessment, integrated security, incident management, and business continuity.
Compliance is mandatory for UAE federal government entities and critical national infrastructure operators. 786 Cyber generates the required policies, maps the domains, and tracks your progress toward compliance.
Who needs UAE NIAF?
Mandatory across all federal government bodies handling information assets.
Energy, telecoms, finance, transport — sectors deemed essential to UAE national security.
Suppliers to mandated entities increasingly required to demonstrate alignment.
Adopted voluntarily by UAE-based businesses as a recognised security baseline.
The five core domains
786 Cyber maps controls and generates policies across all five — automatically.
Information security governance, leadership, and accountability structures
Identification, evaluation, and treatment of information security risks
Technical and administrative controls integrated across people, process, and technology
Detection, response, and recovery from information security incidents
Resilience and continuity of essential information services and operations
"NIAF is the UAE's expression of ISO 27001 — built on the international standard, but with national priorities baked in. Getting it right means commercial credibility across the Emirates."
How 786 Cyber helps
786 Cyber covers the policy, control, and evidence layers — whatever your audit trajectory.
6-step assessment identifies your NIAF gaps, prioritises actions, and produces a clear roadmap — in under 10 minutes.
Information security, risk management, incident response, and business continuity policies — pre-populated for your organisation.
NIAF controls tagged to ISO 27001 simultaneously. One implementation, multiple frameworks.
Visual progress per NIAF domain — see exactly where you are and what's outstanding.
Every control implementation logged automatically. When auditors ask for evidence, it's already compiled.
Run NIAF alongside ISO 27001, GCC frameworks, and international standards — all from one organisation profile.
Run the Compliance Wizard free — get your personalised NIAF roadmap in under 10 minutes. No security expertise needed.