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The NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC) is a mandatory framework issued by the National Cybersecurity Authority of Saudi Arabia. It applies to all Saudi government entities, state-owned enterprises, and critical national infrastructure organizations. It contains 114 controls across 5 domains.
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The NCA ECC covers: (1) Cybersecurity Governance — policies, roles, and strategy; (2) Cybersecurity Defense — technical controls for endpoints, servers, applications, and networks; (3) Cybersecurity Resilience — business continuity, incident response, and disaster recovery; (4) Third-Party & Cloud Cybersecurity — supplier management and cloud usage controls; (5) Industrial Control Systems — cybersecurity for OT/ICS environments.
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NCA uses a structured Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment (CMA) process. Entities submit self-assessments which are verified through NCA's review cycle. NCA may conduct on-site inspections, request evidence, and publish compliance ratings. Non-compliant entities receive remediation plans with deadlines.
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NCA ECC (Essential Cybersecurity Controls) applies broadly to all government entities and is the baseline standard. NCA CSCC (Critical Sector Cybersecurity Controls) is a more stringent framework for critical national infrastructure sectors such as energy, water, telecommunications, and financial services. CSCC builds upon ECC with additional sector-specific requirements.
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