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SAMA Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Compliance

SAMA Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Compliance

Learn SAMA CSF governance, cyber-risk management, technical security, incident readiness, resilience, outsourcing, cloud security, and assessment preparation.

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Saudi financial institutions operate in a rapidly evolving cyber-risk environment where service disruption, data compromise, fraud, and third-party failures can affect customers and financial stability. The SAMA Cybersecurity Framework Compliance course provides a structured approach to understanding, implementing, and assessing cybersecurity controls across regulated financial organizations.


The course examines SAMA CSF foundations, governance, accountability, risk management, regulatory compliance, and technical security. Participants learn how policies, control ownership, asset protection, access management, monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident response support an effective cybersecurity programme.


It also addresses outsourcing, vendors, managed services, cloud adoption, control evidence, maturity assessments, and remediation. Ultimately, the course strengthens professional capability in SAMA CSF compliance, financial-sector cyber-risk management, operational resilience, and audit-ready cybersecurity governance.

This SAMA CSF course develops structured capability across cybersecurity governance, risk management, technical protection, security operations, resilience, and third-party oversight.

  • Explain the objectives, scope, structure, and applicability of the SAMA Cybersecurity Framework.
  • Interpret the principal SAMA CSF domains and control expectations.
  • Establish cybersecurity governance, independence, ownership, and executive accountability.
  • Align cybersecurity strategy with business objectives and regulatory obligations.
  • Develop risk assessments, risk treatment plans, compliance monitoring, and reporting controls.
  • Protect information assets, identities, privileged access, applications, and infrastructure.
  • Evaluate vulnerability management, configuration security, logging, and threat detection.

This course supports professionals responsible for cybersecurity, technology risk, regulatory compliance, operational resilience, third-party oversight, and assurance within Saudi financial institutions.

  • Chief information security officers
  • Cybersecurity managers and team leaders
  • SAMA CSF compliance specialists
  • Cybersecurity governance professionals
  • Technology and cyber-risk managers
  • Governance, risk, and compliance teams
  • Information-security officers

There will be a short assessment after each module and a final assessment after completing the course. Learners must achieve a minimum score of 70% in the final assessment to pass and become eligible for the certificate.

A certificate of completion will be provided after completing the course.

Certification

Our courses are built around what professionals need most:

  • Career-focused online learning.
  • Aligned with Saudi market needs.
  • Flexible self-paced access.
  • Digital certificate included.
  • Suitable for individuals and teams.
  • Clear, structured modules.

Saudi financial institutions need professionals who can translate regulatory expectations into effective cyber controls, measurable maturity, operational resilience, and reliable assurance for senior management.

  • SAMA CSF Compliance Specialist
  • Cybersecurity Governance Analyst
  • Cyber Risk Manager
  • Information Security Manager
  • Cybersecurity Controls Assessor
  • Security Operations Manager
  • Technology Risk Specialist

Module 1: SAMA CSF Foundations

26:00 min
  • Examine the framework’s objectives, scope, regulated entities, domains, control structure, maturity principles, information-asset coverage, implementation responsibilities, assessment expectations, and relationship with complementary requirements.

Module 2: Cybersecurity Governance and Accountability

28:00 min
  • Develop cybersecurity strategy, organizational independence, committee oversight, policies, roles, control ownership, workforce responsibilities, awareness, management reporting, performance measurement, and board-level accountability.

Module 3: Cyber Risk Management and Compliance

30:00 min
  • Establish risk-identification, assessment, treatment, acceptance, regulatory monitoring, control testing, exception management, compliance reporting, evidence retention, maturity assessment, and remediation-governance processes.

Module 4: Core Technical Security Controls

36:00 min
  • Evaluate asset management, identity and privileged access, infrastructure protection, secure configuration, network defense, application security, cryptography, vulnerability management, logging, monitoring, and penetration testing.

Module 5: Cybersecurity Operations and Incident Readiness

38:00 min
  • Strengthen security operations, threat intelligence, event monitoring, incident classification, escalation, investigation, regulatory communication, evidence preservation, continuity, disaster recovery, backup protection, and recovery testing.

Module 6: Third-Party, Outsourcing, and Cloud Cybersecurity

40:00 min
  • Manage vendor due diligence, contracts, material outsourcing, managed services, cloud adoption, data location, access controls, continuous monitoring, incident coordination, exit planning, assurance, and residual risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a cybersecurity framework established by the Saudi Central Bank to help regulated financial institutions manage cyber risks and implement consistent governance and security controls.

The framework applies to financial institutions and other member organizations falling within the Saudi Central Bank’s regulatory and supervisory scope, according to applicable instructions.

The framework addresses cybersecurity leadership and governance, cyber-risk management and compliance, cybersecurity operations and technology, and third-party cybersecurity

Yes. The framework uses maturity assessment to evaluate how formally, consistently, measurably, and effectively cybersecurity controls are implemented and improved.

Yes. It examines executive sponsorship, committee oversight, control ownership, risk acceptance, management reporting, resources, performance monitoring, and escalation of material cyber risks.