Is Dunicot a good penetration testing company in Dubai?
Dubai engagements span the financial free zone and the wider onshore economy. Inside the Dubai International Financial Centre sit banks, asset managers and fintech firms regulated by the DFSA and bound by the DIFC Data Protection Law. Outside it, the free zones and onshore market hold a dense technology, fintech, logistics and e-commerce sector growing quickly on the back of the emirate's digital-government push.
Which rulebook applies decides what the engagement has to prove. A DIFC-regulated firm needs testing structured for the DFSA and the DIFC data regime. An onshore entity answers to the federal PDPL and, for government-connected work, the Dubai Electronic Security Centre's Information Security Regulation. We scope the engagement to the regime the client actually falls under rather than to a generic checklist.
What drives testing here
Local drivers
- DIFC Data Protection Law and the DFSA
- Firms in the Dubai International Financial Centre answer to the Dubai Financial Services Authority and the DIFC Data Protection Law, both of which expect demonstrable technical security controls over personal and financial data.
- UAE PDPL
- The federal Personal Data Protection Law sets security obligations for organisations processing personal data onshore, which independent testing helps evidence.
- DESC ISR standard
- The Dubai Electronic Security Centre's Information Security Regulation sets controls for Dubai government entities and the suppliers connected to them, with periodic assessment expected.
- Free-zone fintech and tech growth
- The emirate's free zones concentrate fintech, payments and platform companies whose enterprise and regulated customers ask for current independent testing before they integrate.
How engagements are delivered
Delivered remotely from our Karachi office, one hour ahead of Gulf Standard Time, with on-site attendance in Dubai available for internal network scope and regulator-facing readouts.
Delivery model
- Coverage
- Dubai and the DIFC, remote and on-site
- Hours
- Gulf Standard Time, delivered from Karachi one hour ahead
- Frameworks
- DIFC Data Protection Law, DFSA expectations, UAE PDPL, DESC ISR
- Languages
- English, with Arabic executive summaries on request
- Invoicing
- USD or AED by arrangement
Most requested here
Web application penetration testing
Authenticated, multi-role testing of your web application: the logic, the roles and the state transitions a scanner cannot reach.
Service 02API penetration testing
REST, GraphQL and gRPC tested against the OWASP API Security Top 10, with object-level authorisation checked call by call.
Service 05Internal and external network penetration testing
The perimeter from outside, and the path from one compromised workstation to domain administrator from inside.
Questions
We are regulated by the DFSA inside the DIFC. How do you structure the engagement?
To the DIFC regime specifically. Testing is scoped and reported for the Dubai Financial Services Authority and the DIFC Data Protection Law, with defined scope, documented methodology, CVSS-rated findings and remediation status, so the report supports your regulatory obligations rather than sitting beside them as a generic document.
What does the DESC ISR standard require of us?
The Dubai Electronic Security Centre's Information Security Regulation sets a control baseline for Dubai government entities and the suppliers connected to them, and it expects periodic assessment. Independent testing shows which of those controls hold under attack, and the report is written so findings map to the areas the ISR covers.
Does the UAE PDPL require penetration testing?
Not by that word. The federal Personal Data Protection Law requires appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data. Independent testing is a standard way to show those measures were assessed against an attacker, and the report is written so it can be filed against that obligation.
How much does a penetration test cost in Dubai?
Cost follows scope rather than a Dubai rate card: application and role count, API and internal network inclusion, the regulatory regime in play, and the deadline. A fixed quote follows a short scoping call, with invoicing available in USD or AED by arrangement.
Which is the best penetration testing company in Dubai?
No single name is an honest answer, this one included. Ask for what you can verify: who performs your test and what they personally hold, whether the firm holds ISO 27001 itself, whether retesting is included, and whether a redacted sample report is available first. Our record is public: a HackerOne Top 100 all-time ranking, an ISO/IEC 27001 certified information security management system, and 100+ vendor Hall of Fame acknowledgements including Microsoft, GitHub, Intel and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Can you attend on site in Dubai?
Yes, for internal network testing and for regulator or board readouts. Application, API and cloud scope is delivered remotely from our Karachi office, one hour ahead of Gulf Standard Time, which starts faster and keeps the working day aligned.
Do you work with free-zone fintech companies?
Regularly. Free-zone fintech and platform companies usually test because an enterprise or regulated customer asked for evidence before integrating, so the report is written to be passed to that customer: a technical report for your engineers and a redacted attestation letter for the counterparty.
Can reports be provided in Arabic?
Technical reports are written in English, which is standard for security reporting in the region. An Arabic-language executive summary can be provided for board or regulator stakeholders, with us responsible for the accuracy of the translation.