Exquitech cybersecurity consulting helps regulated enterprises in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the UK build a security program they can prove. Our cybersecurity consultants assess your risks, set the strategy and governance, map your controls to NCA ECC, UAE IA, ISO 27001 and NIST CSF 2.0, and secure AI use before it scales.
AI has changed the attack surface. Copilot and AI agents now act with real permissions, so we extend your governance to agent identities, data exposure and shadow AI, using Microsoft Entra Agent ID, Purview and Defender, plus the Security Copilot capacity now included in Microsoft 365 E5 and E7.
Engage us for a single assessment, as your CISO as a Service, or alongside our data compliance consulting. When the roadmap is ready, our cybersecurity and risk management team puts it into production.
What our cybersecurity consulting covers
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Governance and maturity assessment
We benchmark your security governance and maturity against NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001 and your regulator, then rank the gaps by business risk.
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Cybersecurity strategy and roadmap
A phased roadmap with owners, budgets and milestones that ties every security initiative to a business goal your board already tracks.
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Regulatory compliance mapping
We map your controls once to NCA ECC, SAMA, UAE IA, Cyber Essentials and GDPR, so one set of evidence answers every auditor you face.
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AI and agent security governance
Policies and controls for Copilot, AI agents and shadow AI, built on Entra Agent ID, Purview and Defender before AI use scales across teams.
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Security awareness and change
Role based training, phishing simulations and executive briefings that turn written policy into daily habits your people actually follow.
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CISO as a Service
A part time security leader who owns your cyber strategy, governance and board reporting, without the cost of a full time CISO hire.
Cybersecurity standards expertise
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Global standards
- NIST CSF 2.0: NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- ISO/IEC 27001:2022: Information security management
- ISO/IEC 42001: AI management systems
- NIST AI RMF: AI Risk Management Framework
- PCI DSS v4.0.1: Payment card data security
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Gulf standards
Saudi Arabia
- NCA ECC: Essential Cybersecurity Controls
- NCA CCC: Cloud Cybersecurity Controls
- SAMA CSF: SAMA Cyber Security Framework
- PDPL: Personal Data Protection Law
United Arab Emirates
- UAE IA: UAE Information Assurance Regulation
- Federal Decree Law No. 45 of 2021: Personal data protection
- ADGM DPR 2021: ADGM Data Protection Regulations
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UK and EU standards
- Cyber Essentials Plus: UK government backed certification
- NCSC CAF: Cyber Assessment Framework
- UK GDPR: and the Data Protection Act 2018
- NIS2 and DORA: EU cyber resilience rules
- EU AI Act: AI risk classification and controls
Customer challenges
Exquitech cybersecurity consulting clients come to us with the same eight problems.
Regulations keep piling up
NCA ECC, SAMA, UAE IA, NIS2 and the EU AI Act overlap, and most teams still answer each auditor separately.
No clear risk ownership
Without named owners and escalation paths, security decisions stall and the board cannot see who is accountable.
Identity is the weak point
Weak MFA, standing admin rights and stale accounts remain the easiest way in, and Zero Trust stays on a slide.
AI agents with no owner
Copilot and custom agents act with real permissions, yet few firms know how many exist or what data they can reach.
Shadow AI and oversharing
Staff paste data into public AI tools and Copilot surfaces overshared files, so data leaks without any breach at all.
Phishing got smarter
AI written phishing, voice cloning and CEO impersonation now beat the training most staff took a year ago.
Third party exposure
Suppliers and managed service providers hold access to your systems, but their controls are rarely checked again.
Slow breach response
Untested playbooks delay containment and miss regulator deadlines, such as the 24-hour early warning under NIS2.
Our cybersecurity consultants address all eight, and more.
How our cybersecurity consulting works
Five proven steps take you from the first workshop to ongoing assurance.
Plan
We agree your security objectives, risk appetite and regulators with leadership, then set the governance roles and priorities the program will follow.
Implement
Priority controls, awareness programs and Microsoft security tooling roll out in waves, with minimal disruption to daily operations.
Design
We design the target framework, policies and architecture, including Zero Trust and AI agent controls, aligned to the standards you report on.
Assess
We assess controls, identities, data exposure and AI use against NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001 and your regulator, and record every gap with its risk.
Operate
Quarterly reviews, tabletop exercises and board reporting keep controls effective as threats, regulations and your AI estate change.
Plan
We agree your security objectives, risk appetite and regulators with leadership, then set the governance roles and priorities the program will follow.
Assess
We assess controls, identities, data exposure and AI use against NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001 and your regulator, and record every gap with its risk.
Design
We design the target framework, policies and architecture, including Zero Trust and AI agent controls, aligned to the standards you report on.
Implement
Priority controls, awareness programs and Microsoft security tooling roll out in waves, with minimal disruption to daily operations.
Operate
Quarterly reviews, tabletop exercises and board reporting keep controls effective as threats, regulations and your AI estate change.
Customer benefits
Exquitech cybersecurity consulting clients finish with eight measurable gains.
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Stronger security posture
Controls ranked by risk, so your budget closes the gaps an attacker would use first, not the easiest ones.
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One evidence base for audits
Controls mapped once across frameworks, so every audit reuses the same evidence instead of starting over.
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AI you can scale safely
Copilot and agents get owners, identities and data limits before their use spreads across the business.
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Faster, tested response
Playbooks rehearsed with your team, so incidents are contained and reported inside regulator deadlines.
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Clear accountability
A RACI and a reporting line from analyst to board, so every risk has a named owner and a due date.
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Spend you can justify
Every security investment is traced to the risk it reduces, so budget requests survive a finance review.
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Security that scales with you
Programs built to flex with cloud adoption, acquisitions and new markets without losing governance.
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Independent advice
Objective benchmarks from consultants who also deliver, so the roadmap holds up once work actually starts.
Is your Cybersecurity ready for what’s next?
Book a cyber maturity assessment with our consultants and get a prioritized roadmap for your regulators.
Use Cases
Cyber maturity assessment and roadmap
NCA ECC and SAMA compliance program
UAE Information Assurance compliance
Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 readiness
Copilot and AI agent security governance
CISO as a Service and board reporting
Incident response playbooks and tabletop tests
Third party and supplier risk assurance
Blogs
Related Capabilities
Data & Compliance Consulting
A strategic approach to data quality, compliance and security, so your data is governed, trusted and ready for AI.
Privacy Consulting
Privacy roadmaps, change management and monitoring that keep you aligned with GDPR, UAE PDPL and Saudi PDPL.
Cybersecurity Risk Management
Where consulting sets the plan, our risk management team deploys Sentinel, Defender and Zero Trust controls.
FAQ
A cybersecurity consultant assesses how well your organization is protected, finds the gaps that matter most and builds a plan to close them. At Exquitech that covers maturity assessments, security strategy and roadmaps, compliance mapping to frameworks such as NCA ECC, ISO 27001 and NIST CSF 2.0, AI security governance, awareness programs and board reporting. For Al Hilal Club in Saudi Arabia, that meant a prioritized roadmap of 28 cybersecurity initiatives against NCA ECC. Our consultants also implement, so every roadmap is built to be delivered.
In Saudi Arabia, the National Cybersecurity Authority’s Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC) apply to government entities and operators of critical national infrastructure, with the Cloud Cybersecurity Controls for cloud services, the SAMA Cyber Security Framework for financial institutions and the Personal Data Protection Law for personal data. In the UAE, the main references are the UAE Information Assurance Regulation, Federal Decree Law No. 45 of 2021 on personal data protection, and free zone rules such as the ADGM Data Protection Regulations. We map your controls once and reuse the evidence across all of them.
We treat every agent like a user with its own identity and owner. Microsoft Entra Agent ID gives agents identities you can govern with Conditional Access, Microsoft Purview limits which sensitive data Copilot and agents can reach, and Microsoft Defender watches agent activity for threats. Microsoft Agent 365, generally available since May 1, 2026, gives you one place to see and govern every agent in the tenant. We set the policies, owners and review dates before AI use scales.
Yes. CISO as a Service gives you an experienced security leader on a part time basis, without a full time hire. Your CISO owns the security strategy and roadmap, runs governance and risk decisions, prepares board reporting and works with your regulators and auditors. The scope and time commitment are agreed per engagement, and our wider consulting and delivery teams sit behind the role when work needs doing.
Cybersecurity consulting decides what to protect, which rules apply and what to fix first. Managed security runs the controls day to day, such as threat monitoring in Microsoft Sentinel and Defender. Exquitech does both: our cybersecurity consulting team sets the strategy and roadmap, and our cybersecurity and risk management team deploys and operates the controls.
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Our cybersecurity consultants are ready to review your controls, map your regulators and plan your first 90 days. Let’s chat.