UAE Information Assurance Regulation (TDRA/NESA)
UAE mandatory information assurance standards for all government entities and critical national infrastructure operators. 12 security domains aligned to ISO 27001/27002 covering governance, risk management, asset management, HR security, physical security, operations, communications, access control, system development, incident management, and business continuity. Enforced by TDRA with compliance audits.
Controls: 208
Total Mappings: 250
Publisher: Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) Version: 2022 AC (22) AT (5) AU (12) CA (5) CM (14) CP (11) IA (12) IR (9) MA (1) MP (8) PE (23) PL (6) PM (15) PS (9) PT (1) RA (7) SA (15) SC (16) SI (8) SR (9)
AC Access Control
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| AC-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T9 |
| AC-02 | Account Management | T9 |
| AC-03 | Access Enforcement | T9 |
| AC-04 | Information Flow Enforcement | T8T9 |
| AC-05 | Separation of Duties | T9 |
| AC-06 | Least Privilege | T9 |
| AC-07 | Unsuccessful Logon Attempts | T9 |
| AC-08 | System Use Notification | T9 |
| AC-09 | Previous Logon Notification | T9 |
| AC-10 | Concurrent Session Control | T9 |
| AC-11 | Device Lock | T9 |
| AC-12 | Session Termination | T9 |
| AC-14 | Permitted Actions Without Identification or Authentication | T9 |
| AC-16 | Security and Privacy Attributes | T4T9 |
| AC-17 | Remote Access | T8T9 |
| AC-18 | Wireless Access | T8T9 |
| AC-19 | Access Control for Mobile Devices | T9 |
| AC-20 | Use of External Systems | T8T9 |
| AC-21 | Information Sharing | T9 |
| AC-22 | Publicly Accessible Content | T9 |
| AC-24 | Access Control Decisions | T9 |
| AC-25 | Reference Monitor | T9 |
AT Awareness and Training
AU Audit and Accountability
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| AU-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T7 |
| AU-02 | Event Logging | T7 |
| AU-03 | Content of Audit Records | T7 |
| AU-04 | Audit Log Storage Capacity | T7 |
| AU-05 | Response to Audit Logging Process Failures | T7 |
| AU-06 | Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting | T7T11 |
| AU-07 | Audit Record Reduction and Report Generation | T7 |
| AU-08 | Time Stamps | T7 |
| AU-09 | Protection of Audit Information | T7 |
| AU-10 | Non-repudiation | T7 |
| AU-11 | Audit Record Retention | T7 |
| AU-12 | Audit Record Generation | T7 |
CA Security Assessment and Authorization
CM Configuration Management
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| CM-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T7 |
| CM-02 | Baseline Configuration | T7 |
| CM-03 | Configuration Change Control | T7T10 |
| CM-04 | Impact Analyses | T7T10 |
| CM-05 | Access Restrictions for Change | T7T10 |
| CM-06 | Configuration Settings | T7 |
| CM-07 | Least Functionality | T7 |
| CM-08 | System Component Inventory | T4T7 |
| CM-09 | Configuration Management Plan | T7 |
| CM-10 | Software Usage Restrictions | T7 |
| CM-11 | User-installed Software | T7 |
| CM-12 | Information Location | T4 |
| CM-13 | Data Action Mapping | T4 |
| CM-14 | Signed Components | T7T10 |
CP Contingency Planning
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| CP-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T12 |
| CP-02 | Contingency Plan | T12 |
| CP-03 | Contingency Training | T12 |
| CP-04 | Contingency Plan Testing | T12 |
| CP-06 | Alternate Storage Site | T7T12 |
| CP-07 | Alternate Processing Site | T12 |
| CP-08 | Telecommunications Services | T12 |
| CP-09 | System Backup | T7T12 |
| CP-10 | System Recovery and Reconstitution | T12 |
| CP-12 | Safe Mode | T12 |
| CP-13 | Alternative Security Mechanisms | T12 |
IA Identification and Authentication
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| IA-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T9 |
| IA-02 | Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users) | T9 |
| IA-03 | Device Identification and Authentication | T9 |
| IA-04 | Identifier Management | T9 |
| IA-05 | Authenticator Management | T9 |
| IA-06 | Authentication Feedback | T9 |
| IA-07 | Cryptographic Module Authentication | T9 |
| IA-08 | Identification and Authentication (Non-organizational Users) | T9 |
| IA-09 | Service Identification and Authentication | T9 |
| IA-10 | Adaptive Authentication | T9 |
| IA-11 | Re-authentication | T9 |
| IA-12 | Identity Proofing | T9 |
IR Incident Response
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| IR-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T11 |
| IR-02 | Incident Response Training | T11 |
| IR-03 | Incident Response Testing | T11 |
| IR-04 | Incident Handling | T11 |
| IR-05 | Incident Monitoring | T11 |
| IR-06 | Incident Reporting | T11 |
| IR-07 | Incident Response Assistance | T11 |
| IR-08 | Incident Response Plan | T11 |
| IR-09 | Information Spillage Response | T11 |
MA Maintenance
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| MA-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3 |
MP Media Protection
PE Physical and Environmental Protection
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| PE-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T6 |
| PE-02 | Physical Access Authorizations | T6 |
| PE-03 | Physical Access Control | T6 |
| PE-04 | Access Control for Transmission | T6 |
| PE-05 | Access Control for Output Devices | T6 |
| PE-06 | Monitoring Physical Access | T6 |
| PE-07 | Visitor Control | T6 |
| PE-08 | Visitor Access Records | T6 |
| PE-09 | Power Equipment and Cabling | T6 |
| PE-10 | Emergency Shutoff | T6 |
| PE-11 | Emergency Power | T6 |
| PE-12 | Emergency Lighting | T6 |
| PE-13 | Fire Protection | T6 |
| PE-14 | Environmental Controls | T6 |
| PE-15 | Water Damage Protection | T6 |
| PE-16 | Delivery and Removal | T6 |
| PE-17 | Alternate Work Site | T6 |
| PE-18 | Location of System Components | T6 |
| PE-19 | Information Leakage | T6 |
| PE-20 | Asset Monitoring and Tracking | T6 |
| PE-21 | Electromagnetic Pulse Protection | T6 |
| PE-22 | Component Marking | T6 |
| PE-23 | Facility Location | T6 |
PL Planning
PM Program Management
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| PM-01 | Information Security Program Plan | T1T3 |
| PM-02 | Information Security Program Leadership Role | T1 |
| PM-03 | Information Security and Privacy Resources | T1 |
| PM-05 | System Inventory | T4 |
| PM-06 | Measures of Performance | T1 |
| PM-07 | Enterprise Architecture | T1 |
| PM-08 | Critical Infrastructure Plan | T12 |
| PM-09 | Risk Management Strategy | T1T2 |
| PM-10 | Authorization Process | T1 |
| PM-11 | Mission and Business Process Definition | T12 |
| PM-13 | Security and Privacy Workforce | T1T5 |
| PM-14 | Testing, Training, and Monitoring | T1T11 |
| PM-15 | Security and Privacy Groups and Associations | T1 |
| PM-28 | Risk Framing | T2 |
| PM-29 | Risk Management Program Leadership Roles | T1 |
PS Personnel Security
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| PS-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T5 |
| PS-02 | Position Risk Designation | T5 |
| PS-03 | Personnel Screening | T5 |
| PS-04 | Personnel Termination | T5 |
| PS-05 | Personnel Transfer | T5 |
| PS-06 | Access Agreements | T5 |
| PS-07 | External Personnel Security | T5 |
| PS-08 | Personnel Sanctions | T5 |
| PS-09 | Position Descriptions | T1T5 |
PT Personally Identifiable Information Processing and Transparency
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| PT-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3 |
RA Risk Assessment
SA System and Services Acquisition
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| SA-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T10 |
| SA-02 | Allocation of Resources | T10 |
| SA-03 | System Development Life Cycle | T10 |
| SA-04 | Acquisition Process | T10 |
| SA-05 | System Documentation | T10 |
| SA-08 | Security and Privacy Engineering Principles | T10 |
| SA-09 | External System Services | T10 |
| SA-10 | Developer Configuration Management | T10 |
| SA-11 | Developer Testing and Evaluation | T7T10 |
| SA-15 | Development Process, Standards, and Tools | T10 |
| SA-16 | Developer-provided Training | T10 |
| SA-17 | Developer Security and Privacy Architecture and Design | T10 |
| SA-20 | Customized Development of Critical Components | T10 |
| SA-21 | Developer Screening | T10 |
| SA-22 | Unsupported System Components | T10 |
SC System and Communications Protection
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| SC-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T8 |
| SC-04 | Information in Shared System Resources | T7 |
| SC-05 | Denial-of-service Protection | T7 |
| SC-06 | Resource Availability | T7 |
| SC-07 | Boundary Protection | T8 |
| SC-08 | Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity | T8 |
| SC-10 | Network Disconnect | T8 |
| SC-11 | Trusted Path | T8 |
| SC-12 | Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management | T8 |
| SC-13 | Cryptographic Protection | T8 |
| SC-20 | Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Authoritative Source) | T8 |
| SC-21 | Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Recursive or Caching Resolver) | T8 |
| SC-22 | Architecture and Provisioning for Name/Address Resolution Service | T8 |
| SC-23 | Session Authenticity | T8 |
| SC-28 | Protection of Information at Rest | T4T8 |
| SC-32 | System Partitioning | T8 |
SI System and Information Integrity
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| SI-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T7 |
| SI-02 | Flaw Remediation | T7 |
| SI-03 | Malicious Code Protection | T7 |
| SI-04 | System Monitoring | T7T11 |
| SI-05 | Security Alerts, Advisories, and Directives | T7 |
| SI-07 | Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity | T7 |
| SI-10 | Information Input Validation | T7 |
| SI-16 | Memory Protection | T7 |
SR Supply Chain Risk Management
| Control | Name | UAE IA References |
|---|---|---|
| SR-01 | Policy and Procedures | T3T10 |
| SR-02 | Supply Chain Risk Management Plan | T10 |
| SR-03 | Supply Chain Controls and Processes | T10 |
| SR-04 | Provenance | T10 |
| SR-05 | Acquisition Strategies, Tools, and Methods | T10 |
| SR-06 | Supplier Assessments and Reviews | T10 |
| SR-09 | Tamper Resistance and Detection | T10 |
| SR-10 | Inspection of Systems or Components | T10 |
| SR-11 | Component Authenticity | T10 |