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Security leadership your board can sign.

Recruit the right CISO. Keep advisors who stay.

Regulators hold the board accountable, not the tooling. Evidence wins audits. We run the search with you, then stay at your CISO side as advisors on governance across the UAE Information Assurance (UAE IA) Regulation, Dubai DESC ISR, CBUAE requirements, the UAE PDPL, and ISO 27001.

For CEOs and boards we combine executive search with ongoing advisory: profile, shortlist vetting, technical interviews, then governance, reporting, and audit preparation across the UAE Information Assurance (UAE IA) Regulation, Dubai DESC ISR, CBUAE requirements, the UAE PDPL, and ISO 27001.

CISO executive search

Profile, shortlist vetting, and technical interviews your candidates cannot bluff through.

SEARCH & VETTING

Advisory at their side

Board reporting, audit evidence, and supply chain answers that hold up under scrutiny.

GOVERNANCE & REPORTING

Audit preparation

Preparation and support for audits across the UAE Information Assurance (UAE IA) Regulation, Dubai DESC ISR, CBUAE requirements, the UAE PDPL, and ISO 27001, with evidence from real controls.

AUDIT & EVIDENCE
Mandate, quarterly rhythm, escalation path

We start by reviewing responsibilities, policy status, backup locks, and reporting lines, then prioritise gaps by board risk.

In the ongoing mandate we report quarterly, prepare audits, and feed AuraLink, AuraCore, and Aura telemetry into your SIEM.

In a crisis your advisors already know your network and lead jointly with the 24/7 incident desk.

Common questions

Should a board hire a fractional CISO or recruit a full-time in-house CISO?

In the UAE, Identiqa recruits and vets your in-house CISO with you and stays at their side as ongoing board and audit advisors. Your CISO belongs inside your company. We make sure you hire the right one.

Does CISO advisory replace existing IT leadership or infrastructure teams?

No. Identiqa strengthens your IT leadership: clear priorities, audit evidence, and 2U edge and host infrastructure that relieves daily operations.

How do we start a CISO executive search or board advisory mandate?

Start with a first architecture briefing with Identiqa, free of charge. Anything that needs individual design is scoped as an Enterprise Architecture engagement with workshops and implementation support, priced by scope.

In your rack. On the cloud contract you already have.

We size Identiqa to your infrastructure and sites. Buy directly through Identiqa or on your existing agreement with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure.

Architecture briefing & advisory