Overview
Engagements in the UAE cover financial services and fintech, logistics and mobility platforms, healthcare providers, and the technology companies serving government and semi-government entities.
A recurring engagement here is the UAE-based platform that discovers its exposure is not in the application it built but in the integration layer connecting it to partners such as payment providers, delivery networks and government service interfaces, where trust is implicit and authorisation is often assumed rather than checked.
What drives testing here
Local drivers
- UAE Information Assurance Standards
- The federal IAS framework sets control requirements for entities in critical sectors, with periodic assessment expected.
- Dubai Electronic Security Center
- Dubai government entities and their suppliers work to the Information Security Regulation, which expects independent technical assessment.
- CBUAE
- Central bank technology and cyber risk expectations for licensed financial institutions include independent testing.
- DIFC and ADGM
- Both free zones operate GDPR-aligned data protection law with their own regulators, requiring appropriate and verified technical measures.
How engagements are delivered
Delivered remotely from Karachi with on-site availability in Dubai and Abu Dhabi for internal network scope, scoping workshops and executive readouts.
Delivery model
- Coverage
- Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and remote nationwide
- Timezone
- GST, one hour behind our Karachi office
- On-site
- Available for internal, branch and workshop scope
- Free zones
- Experience with DIFC and ADGM regulated entities
Most requested here
Web application penetration testing
Authenticated, multi-role testing of your web application: the logic, the roles and the state transitions a scanner cannot reach.
Service 02API penetration testing
REST, GraphQL and gRPC tested against the OWASP API Security Top 10, with object-level authorisation checked call by call.
Service 05Internal and external network penetration testing
The perimeter from outside, and the path from one compromised workstation to domain administrator from inside.
Questions
Do you travel to Dubai or Abu Dhabi?
Yes, for internal network testing, scoping workshops and executive readouts. Application, API and cloud engagements are delivered remotely from Karachi, one hour ahead of GST.
Which UAE framework applies to us?
It depends on incorporation and sector: federal IAS, DESC for Dubai government suppliers, CBUAE for licensed financial institutions, and DIFC or ADGM data protection law for free-zone entities. The applicable set is confirmed at scoping so mappings are included from the start.
Can you support a DIFC or ADGM regulated entity?
Yes. Both regimes require appropriate technical and organisational measures with evidence of effectiveness, which is what the engagement produces.
How much does a penetration test cost in the UAE?
Cost follows scope rather than a rate card: applications, roles, tenancies, API and internal network inclusion, and deadline. A fixed quote follows a short scoping call. Delivery from Karachi is materially cheaper than a Dubai-billed engagement of the same depth.
Which is the best penetration testing company in Dubai?
Treat self-declared rankings sceptically. What can be checked is the certifications held by the testers assigned to you, and the team's public research record, whether the firm holds ISO 27001 itself, whether retesting is included, and whether a redacted report is available before signing. Ask each shortlisted firm the same questions.
Do you support DESC compliance for Dubai government suppliers?
Yes, where the Dubai Electronic Security Centre standards apply to you. Findings are mapped to the relevant control domains alongside CVSS ratings so the report can be submitted as assessment evidence rather than translated first.
Can you test for free zone entities in DIFC or ADGM?
Yes. Both free zones run their own data protection regimes, and reports are framed against the one that applies to your entity alongside the federal expectations, which matters when your auditor and your regulator are not the same body.
How quickly can an engagement start in the UAE?
Typically one to two weeks from a signed scope, and faster where a deadline requires it. The usual constraint is account provisioning on your side rather than our calendar, which is why scoping asks for it early.