Security for Government

Government digital transformation is accelerating across the GCC region. Smart city initiatives, e-government platforms, and citizen-facing digital services are being built at scale — and they must meet the highest security standards from day one.

What Makes Government Different

Government systems process citizen data, national security information, and critical infrastructure controls. The threat landscape includes nation-state actors, and the regulatory requirements are among the most stringent in any sector.

Key considerations:

• NESA and NCA frameworks are mandatory, not aspirational — non-compliance carries significant consequences
• Data sovereignty means understanding exactly where data resides, how it flows, and who can access it, with strict controls on cross-border data transfer
• Zero-trust architecture is increasingly required, replacing perimeter-based security with identity-verified access at every layer
• Supply chain security for government software requires SBOM generation, provenance verification, and vendor risk assessment
• Multi-classification environments may need to handle data at different sensitivity levels with appropriate segregation

Our Approach for Government

We start with the compliance framework — NESA IAS, NCA ECC, or both — and map every technical control to specific implementation actions. Our compliance-as-code approach means controls are enforced automatically and evidence is generated continuously.

For cloud migration, we implement landing zones that meet government security requirements by design, with network segmentation, encryption, logging, and access controls built into the infrastructure templates.

We bring deep regional expertise in GCC government compliance that international consultancies cannot match.