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NCA CCC Cloud Cybersecurity Controls

Assess your cloud environment against the National Cybersecurity Authority's Cloud Cybersecurity Controls, clarify what falls to the cloud service provider and what falls to you as a tenant, and follow a remediation roadmap that extends your ECC posture into the cloud.

What the NCA CCC Is

The Cloud Cybersecurity Controls (CCC) are the National Cybersecurity Authority's controls for cloud computing in the Kingdom. They extend the Essential Cybersecurity Controls into the cloud, addressing the risks and responsibilities that arise once data and workloads move out of an organization's own data centre. The current version, CCC-2:2024, was updated to reflect changes related to data localization.

A defining feature of the CCC is that it separates obligations between two roles. Cloud service providers are responsible for the security of the cloud platform and the controls they offer. Cloud tenants are responsible for how they configure and use those services, the data they place in them, and the controls on their side of the shared-responsibility line.

Who Needs This

  • Cloud service providers offering services to organizations in the Kingdom.
  • Organizations moving workloads, data or applications to public, private or hybrid cloud.
  • Entities whose regulators expect cloud control coverage in addition to ECC compliance.
  • Security and IT leaders who need a clear view of where provider responsibility ends and tenant responsibility begins.
  • Teams preparing for an audit or regulatory request that touches cloud-hosted systems.

Our Methodology

Every engagement follows the Cyber Shields rhythm: Assess, Protect, Monitor. For this engagement, that translates into the following steps.

  1. Scope and cloud inventory. We agree the entities and environments in writing under a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement, then build an inventory of the cloud services, accounts and workloads in scope.
  2. Provider versus tenant obligations. For each in-scope service we establish which CCC requirements fall to the provider and which fall to you, so the assessment targets the right party.
  3. Gap assessment against the CCC. Each applicable control is rated for implementation status, with the supporting evidence recorded against the control reference.
  4. Shared-responsibility mapping. We turn vendor shared-responsibility models into a clear, auditable matrix specific to your environment.
  5. Remediation roadmap. A sequenced plan with timelines and acceptance criteria for tenant-side gaps, plus the provider assurances you should obtain.
  6. Re-test and assurance. Once remediation is underway, we validate that closed gaps are genuinely closed before any audit.

What You Receive

  • Cloud asset inventory covering the services, accounts and workloads in scope.
  • Provider and tenant responsibility matrix for every in-scope cloud service.
  • Control-by-control assessment mapped to the relevant CCC references.
  • Prioritized findings register with owner, risk rating and recommended action.
  • Remediation roadmap with timelines, owners and acceptance criteria.
  • Readout session with your team, in Arabic and English.

Standards & References

Findings are anchored to recognized frameworks so they are defensible and cross-mappable.

  • NCA CCC-2:2024
  • NCA ECC
  • ISO/IEC 27017
  • ISO/IEC 27018
  • CSA CCM

Engagement & Investment

Every engagement is scoped individually. Pricing depends on the size and complexity of your environment, the systems or controls in scope, and the timeline you need to work to. Rather than publish figures that rarely fit a specific situation, we prepare a written proposal with a clear fee and schedule once your scope is understood.

Tell us about your organization and the deadline you are working toward, and we will return a tailored proposal within five business days, following a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the NCA Cloud Cybersecurity Controls?

The CCC are the National Cybersecurity Authority's controls for securing data and workloads in cloud computing in Saudi Arabia. They set requirements for both cloud service providers and cloud tenants, extending the Essential Cybersecurity Controls into shared, externally managed infrastructure.

What is the difference between a provider and a tenant?

A provider operates the cloud platform and secures it. A tenant uses those services and is responsible for how they are configured and used, the data placed in them, and the controls on the customer side. The CCC defines obligations for both.

How does the CCC relate to the ECC?

The CCC builds on the Essential Cybersecurity Controls and extends them into the cloud. Many organizations assess against both, and we cross-map findings so the two views stay consistent.

Will the report be available in Arabic?

Yes. Reports, the executive summary, and the readout session are available in both Arabic and English at no additional cost.

Related Services

Often Engaged Alongside

NCA ECC

Gap assessment and remediation against the National Cybersecurity Authority Essential Cybersecurity Controls, the mandatory baseline for most Saudi organizations.

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ISO/IEC 27017 & 27018

Cloud security and cloud privacy controls on top of ISO/IEC 27001.

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Systems & Network Security

Hardening, segmentation, secure baselines and architecture review for production environments.

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Request a Proposal for a CCC Assessment

Tell us about your cloud environment and we will return a written proposal within five business days. NDA first, always.