Penetration Testing Services in Dubai
DERISK is headquartered in Dubai Silicon Oasis. We deliver continuous, expert-led penetration testing to organisations across the emirate — with findings mapped to the regulations Dubai entities actually answer to.
Security testing built
for Dubai’s risk profile.
Dubai concentrates an unusual density of regulated activity into a small geography: international banking in the DIFC, a government digital estate under Dubai Electronic Security Center oversight, one of the world’s busiest logistics and aviation hubs, and a free-zone technology sector that scales faster than most security programmes can follow. Each of those brings a different regulator and a different definition of adequate testing.
The pattern we see most often in Dubai is scale outpacing assurance. An organisation grows across free zones, acquires systems alongside teams, and ends up with an attack surface nobody owns end to end. An annual penetration test scoped against last year’s asset list cannot keep up with that. Continuous exposure validation can: your surface is mapped as it changes, weaknesses are hunted at machine speed, and every finding is confirmed by a human before it reaches you.
Being based here matters for practical reasons. On-site work — internal network testing, wireless assessments, physical social engineering — needs people who can be at your office this week, not next quarter. Scoping calls happen in your timezone and your working week.
Regulations that apply
in Dubai.
Every finding is tagged to the specific control it violates, so your compliance team receives evidence-ready mappings rather than raw vulnerabilities.
DESC Information Security Regulation (ISR)
The Dubai Electronic Security Center’s ISR applies to Dubai government entities and their suppliers, and sets explicit expectations around vulnerability management and security testing.
UAE Information Assurance Standards
The UAE Cyber Security Council’s national IA framework defines baseline controls for entities operating critical and government-linked infrastructure.
Central Bank of the UAE
CBUAE requirements govern banks, exchange houses and payment providers, including penetration testing and vulnerability management obligations.
DIFC Data Protection Law
Entities inside the DIFC operate under its own data protection regime, which requires security measures appropriate to the risk of processing.
Sectors we work with in Dubai.
Available in Dubai.
The full DERISK catalogue is available to Dubai organisations. Remote engagements start immediately; on-site work is scheduled during scoping.
Network Pentest
Simulate real-world attacks across your external, internal, AD, and wireless networks.
Learn more ↗Cloud Security Assessment
Identify misconfigurations and risks across your cloud environments.
Learn more ↗Vulnerability Assessment
Systematic scanning to identify and prioritise known weaknesses.
Learn more ↗What we commit to.
First findings
Critical triage
Retest turnaround
Full report
Working with DERISK in Dubai.
Do you have a physical presence in Dubai?
Yes. DERISK operates from IFZA Towers in Dubai Silicon Oasis, so on-site engagements — internal network testing, wireless assessments and physical social engineering — are straightforward to arrange across the emirate.
Can you help us meet DESC ISR requirements?
Every finding is tagged to the specific control it violates, including DESC ISR, so your compliance team receives evidence-ready mappings rather than a list of raw vulnerabilities to reinterpret. We also map to UAE IA, ISO 27001, SOC 2 and PCI DSS in the same engagement.
How quickly can testing start?
Scoping is typically a single call. Once an engagement starts, initial confirmed findings appear on the DERISK platform within 8 hours, critical issues are validated and published within 2 hours of discovery, and the full report follows within 2 business days of close.
Do you test organisations inside the DIFC free zone?
Yes. DIFC entities operate under their own data protection regime alongside federal UAE requirements, and findings are mapped accordingly.
Start testing in Dubai.
Tell us what you run and who regulates you. We will scope the right coverage in a single call.