Infratech helps Saudi firms prepare for NCNICC-1:2025 compliance

Infratech is helping private-sector organizations in Saudi Arabia assess gaps, fix controls and build evidence for the National Cybersecurity Authority’s NCNICC-1:2025 requirements. The work is aimed at turning compliance into a broader security upgrade for businesses outside critical national infrastructure.

Why it matters: - NCNICC-1:2025 sets minimum cybersecurity requirements for Saudi private-sector organizations that are not classified as Critical National Infrastructure. - Private-sector firms need to do more than read the framework. They must determine applicability, close gaps, document controls and keep evidence that those controls are working. - Treating compliance as an ongoing program can improve governance, security operations and resilience at the same time.

What happened: - Infratech said it is supporting Saudi businesses with structured assessments, remediation support and continuous readiness for NCNICC-1:2025. - The company is based in Riyadh and works across governance, risk and compliance, managed security operations, offensive security, incident response, digital forensics, security technologies and OT security. - CEO Eng. Ayman Al Suhaim said Infratech helps organizations move from understanding the regulation to implementing it.

The details: - NCNICC-1:2025 covers cybersecurity governance, cyber defense, third-party relationships and cloud environments. - Organizations may need controls for policies, responsibilities, risk management, identity and access, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, monitoring, incident response, backups, supplier relationships and cloud security. - Infratech starts by defining scope, including relevant business units, systems, assets, cloud services, suppliers and cybersecurity responsibilities. - The company then performs gap assessments to compare current posture with NCNICC-1:2025 requirements. - Existing controls are reviewed to determine whether they are fully implemented, partially implemented or need remediation. - Findings are converted into a prioritized roadmap based on risk, regulatory requirements, operational impact and implementation complexity. - Remediation can include policy updates, role definitions, stronger access controls, better vulnerability management, improved monitoring, incident-response procedures and technical security measures. - Compliance evidence may include approved procedures, system configurations, access records, vulnerability reports, security logs, backup results, risk assessments, employee awareness records and management approvals. - Infratech builds evidence structures that link each requirement to the implemented control and the records showing it is operating. - The company also connects compliance readiness with operational security through services such as SIEM, managed security operations, assessments, penetration testing and remediation. - NCNICC-1:2025 also covers third parties and cloud services, making supplier governance part of readiness planning. - Infratech helps organizations identify external dependencies, assess risks and fold providers into the broader governance framework.

Between the lines: - The message is that compliance is not just a paperwork exercise; it is a chance to tighten ownership, monitoring and accountability. - The framework appears to push firms toward clearer governance and stronger evidence, not just standalone policy creation. - As cloud use, outsourcing and supplier dependence expand, third-party risk becomes a larger part of cybersecurity compliance.

What's next: - Infratech is offering support from applicability assessment and gap analysis through remediation planning, control implementation, evidence preparation and ongoing readiness. - The company is encouraging organizations to treat NCNICC-1:2025 as a recurring cybersecurity program, with periodic assessments, remediation tracking, control reviews and continuous monitoring. - Organizations can contact Infratech to evaluate their current cybersecurity posture and build a compliance roadmap.

The bottom line: - NCNICC-1:2025 raises the bar for Saudi private-sector cybersecurity, and Infratech is positioning itself as a guide from initial assessment to sustained compliance. - More information: www.infratech.com.sa