Cybersecurity Policy Development
A cybersecurity policy suite is the documented foundation of your entire security program. Without it, you cannot demonstrate compliance to SAMA, NCA, or PDPL auditors. Without it, your controls are unenforceable, your staff have no clear obligations, and your organization has no defensible standard of care. Every major Saudi regulatory framework — SAMA CSF, NCA ECC-2:2024, and PDPL — explicitly requires documented, approved, and regularly reviewed policies.
CISO Consulting delivers complete, audit-ready cybersecurity policy suites written by practitioners who understand both Saudi regulatory requirements and real-world implementation. Our policies are not templates downloaded from the internet and renamed — they are written for your organization's specific context, size, sector, and regulatory obligations.
Why Policies Fail
Most organizations that come to us have one of three problems: no policies at all, generic templates that don't reflect how the organization actually operates, or outdated policies that reference regulations or technologies that no longer exist. Auditors identify this immediately — and regulators view it as evidence of a systemic governance failure, not just a documentation gap.
Our Policy Suite
Tier 1 — Foundational Policies
The core policies required by every major Saudi regulatory framework:
- Information Security Policy (master policy)
- Acceptable Use Policy
- Access Control Policy
- Data Classification and Handling Policy
- Incident Response Policy
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Policy
- Cybersecurity Risk Management Policy
- Third-Party and Supplier Security Policy
Tier 2 — Operational Policies
Detailed policies governing day-to-day security operations:
- Password and Authentication Standards
- Patch Management Policy
- Change Management Security Policy
- Network Security Policy
- Endpoint Security Policy
- Cryptography and Key Management Policy
- Physical and Environmental Security Policy
- Remote Working Security Policy
- Email and Communications Security Policy
- Logging and Monitoring Policy
Tier 3 — Regulatory-Specific Policies
Policies addressing specific Saudi regulatory requirements:
- Personal Data Protection Policy (PDPL)
- Privacy Notice and Consent Framework
- Data Breach Notification Procedure
- SAMA CSF Cybersecurity Governance Charter
- NCA ECC Compliance Policy
- Cloud Security Policy
- Social Media Security Policy
Our Development Process
- Discovery: Understand your organization's structure, systems, regulatory obligations, and existing documentation
- Gap analysis: Identify missing policies and areas where existing policies need updating
- Drafting: Write each policy in plain language — enforceable, clear, and appropriate to your organization's context
- Stakeholder review: Facilitate review by legal, HR, IT, and business unit leaders
- Regulatory mapping: Tag each policy clause to its SAMA, NCA, or PDPL requirement for audit evidence
- Approval support: Prepare board and senior management approval documentation
- Publication: Deliver in your preferred format — PDF, Word, SharePoint, or your policy management platform
Bilingual — Arabic and English
All policies are delivered in both Arabic and English. Arabic is the language of enforcement in Saudi regulatory proceedings — policies that exist only in English create a significant compliance and legal risk. Our Arabic policy documentation uses precise regulatory terminology aligned to NCA and SAMA official Arabic language standards.
Annual Review Program
Policies must be reviewed and updated annually under both SAMA CSF and NCA ECC requirements. Our annual policy maintenance program reviews every policy against regulatory updates, changes to your business, and new threat intelligence — ensuring your documentation never becomes an audit liability.
Deliverables
- Complete policy suite — 20+ policies in Arabic and English
- Regulatory mapping matrix (SAMA / NCA ECC / PDPL)
- Board approval documentation
- Policy acknowledgment framework for staff
- Annual review schedule and changelog management