Frequently Asked Questions

For banking apps under ADGM, a crucial step is to weight CVSS with business impact and ADGM’s critical‑asset list. Give extra points to vulnerabilities that affect encryption modules, transaction processing, or that have a public exploit. The resulting rank will surface the CVEs that must be addressed within the 30‑day ADGM remediation deadline.

Adopt a staggered maintenance window aligned with DIFC’s 99.9 % uptime target and use automated testing in a sandbox environment. Apply patches to non‑production systems first, then roll out during low‑traffic periods such as 02:00-04:00 Gulf time. Document any exceptions and retain evidence for DIFC auditors.

Track the percentage of high‑risk vulnerabilities closed within the target window, mean time to remediate (MTTR) per asset class, and a risk reduction score calculated as CVSS multiplied by asset value. Also record the number of data subjects impacted by each open vulnerability, which directly ties to PDPL breach reporting requirements. Present these figures in a dashboard that maps to PDPL audit checklists.

Build a robust enrichment pipeline that pulls STIX/TAXII feeds via API into your scanner

Create a tiered list that first checks whether the CVE exploits a component listed in the DIFC‑approved software baseline. Next, evaluate the exploitability in the local threat landscape and whether the vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to customer data. Prioritise patches for any CVE that scores above 7.0 on CVSS and touches a banking‑specific module, and schedule remediation within 48 hours for those cases.

The PDPL requires that known vulnerabilities be remediated within a timeframe that prevents unreasonable risk to personal data, which translates to a maximum of 30 days for high‑severity patches. For medium severity, a 60‑day window is acceptable, while low‑severity updates can follow a quarterly schedule. Align your patch calendar with these intervals and produce a compliance report after each cycle.

Track the percentage of critical CVEs closed within the defined SLA, the mean time to remediate (MTTR) for high‑impact findings, and the proportion of assets that remain non‑compliant after each scan. Combine these with a cloud‑specific risk score that weights data residency and encryption requirements. Reporting these three numbers weekly provides a clear picture for the CISO and board.

Integrate your scanner’s API with a locally hosted patch orchestration engine that pulls updates from approved UAE‑based repositories. Configure the workflow to stage patches in a staging environment, run automated validation, and then push them to production during the next maintenance window. Ensure logs are stored on‑premise to satisfy data‑residency and audit‑trail requirements.