Regulatory Compliance & Advisory

Technology regulation across the EU and the Gulf has moved from guidance to enforcement. Aureon helps organisations understand what applies to them, close the gaps that matter and prove compliance with evidence rather than slideware.

Regulatory readinessIllustrative
NIS2DORAISO/IEC 27001UAE IAS
Governance and accountability
82%
Risk management
74%
Incident handling and reporting
61%
Supply chain security
38%
Testing and resilience
55%
Business continuity
70%
14Gaps prioritised
3Board decisions needed
72 hReporting clock rehearsed
Q2Target for audit readiness
Overview

We advise boards, CISOs, legal and risk teams on the regulatory obligations attached to technology and data: NIS2 and DORA in the EU, the Cyber Resilience Act for products with digital elements, GDPR and the UAE Personal Data Protection Law, sector frameworks such as PCI DSS, and the UAE and GCC information assurance regimes.

Our advisers combine regulatory knowledge with operational experience from incident response and offensive security. The result is a programme that improves actual resilience, not a parallel paper exercise.

When to engage us

  • Your organisation falls under NIS2 or DORA and the registration or reporting obligations are live.
  • You manufacture or import products with digital elements sold in the EU.
  • You process personal data across the EU and the UAE.
  • An auditor, regulator, customer or insurer has asked for evidence you cannot produce quickly.
  • You need security leadership on a fractional basis.
What we deliver

Capabilities within Regulatory Compliance & Advisory.

01

Applicability and gap assessment

Determination of which regimes apply to your entity and products, mapping of existing controls and a prioritised remediation plan with realistic effort estimates.

02

NIS2 implementation

Governance, risk management measures, supply-chain security, incident reporting workflows and management accountability requirements under Directive 2022/2555 and national transpositions.

03

DORA for financial entities

ICT risk management framework, incident classification and reporting, third-party risk, digital operational resilience testing and TLPT planning under Regulation 2022/2554.

04

Cyber Resilience Act readiness

Product security requirements, vulnerability handling, SBOM practices and the reporting obligations for actively exploited vulnerabilities that apply from September 2026.

05

Data protection: GDPR and UAE PDPL

Records of processing, breach response procedures, international transfer mechanisms, DPIAs and incident notification support across EU and UAE regimes.

06

ISO/IEC 27001 and 27701

ISMS design, risk assessment, Statement of Applicability, internal audit and certification readiness, integrated with your existing operational controls.

07

UAE and GCC frameworks

UAE Information Assurance Standards, Dubai DESC ISR, Abu Dhabi ADHICS, Central Bank requirements and SAMA Cyber Security Framework alignment for regional operations.

08

Incident reporting playbooks

Decision trees, templates and rehearsed workflows covering GDPR, NIS2, DORA, CRA, PDPL and sector regulators, so reporting deadlines are met with accurate information.

09

Virtual CISO and board advisory

Fractional security leadership, board reporting, risk appetite definition and oversight of security programmes for organisations without a full-time CISO.

10

Crisis exercises and resilience testing

Executive tabletop exercises, technical simulations and business continuity reviews that test the plans regulators expect to exist.

Method

How we deliver.

1

Scope

Entities, products, data flows and jurisdictions mapped against applicable regimes.

2

Assess

Controls evaluated against regulatory requirements with evidence sampling, not questionnaires alone.

3

Remediate

Prioritised plan executed with your teams, from policy to technical control to evidence capture.

4

Sustain

Ongoing monitoring, internal audit, management reporting and readiness for supervisory review.

Deliverables

What you receive.

Clear, usable outputs for executives, technical teams, insurers and regulators.

  • Applicability memorandum per regime and jurisdiction.
  • Gap assessment with risk-rated findings and remediation roadmap.
  • Policies, procedures and control designs tailored to your organisation.
  • Incident reporting playbooks with templates and contact matrices.
  • Evidence packs structured for auditors and supervisors.
  • Board-level reporting and training materials.
Questions we are asked

Frequently asked questions.

Can you help after a regulator has already contacted us?

Yes. We support responses to supervisory requests, prepare evidence and, together with counsel, help you present a credible remediation plan.

Do you issue certifications?

We are not a certification body. We prepare organisations for certification and audits by accredited bodies and support them through the process.

How do you coordinate EU and UAE requirements?

We maintain a unified control framework mapped to each regime, so a single set of controls and evidence satisfies multiple regulators without duplicate effort.

Is a virtual CISO suitable for a regulated entity?

Often yes, provided governance, accountability and reporting lines are clearly defined. We design the arrangement to meet regulatory expectations on management responsibility.

Regulatory Compliance & Advisory

Unsure what NIS2, DORA, the CRA or the PDPL mean for your organisation? Ask our advisory team.