SAUDI NCA ECC COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE: ESSENTIAL CYBERSECURITY CONTROLS MANAGEMENT
Track all 114 Essential Cybersecurity Controls across 5 domains, run gap assessments with domain-level scoring, map ECC controls to ISO 27001 and NIST CSF, and generate board-ready compliance reports with one click.
What are the Saudi NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC)? The ECC is a mandatory cybersecurity framework issued by the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) of Saudi Arabia. It defines 114 controls across 5 domains and 29 subdomains: Cybersecurity Governance, Cybersecurity Defence, Cybersecurity Resilience, Third-Party and Cloud Cybersecurity, and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity. The framework applies to all Saudi government entities, critical national infrastructure operators, and organizations regulated by NCA directives. Built on NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and international best practices, the ECC is a key component of Saudi Vision 2030 cybersecurity strategy and complements other NCA frameworks including CSCC, DCC, and CCC.
ECC CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION TRACKING ACROSS 5 DOMAINS
Track all 114 Essential Cybersecurity Controls organized by domain and subdomain. Every control has a clear implementation status, assigned owner, evidence attachments, and target completion date. Filter by domain to focus your team on Cybersecurity Governance, Defence, Resilience, Third-Party and Cloud, or ICS controls. Real-time progress indicators show exactly how many controls are implemented, in progress, or not started across each of the 29 subdomains.
- All 114 controls mapped to 5 domains and 29 subdomains
- Implementation status tracking: Not Started, In Progress, Implemented, Effective
- Evidence attachment per control for NCA review readiness
- Ownership assignment and target dates for every control
- Subdomain-level progress dashboards with completion percentages
ECC GAP ASSESSMENT WITH DOMAIN SCORING
Assess your organization's readiness against each ECC domain in under 10 minutes. Venvera scores your current maturity per domain and subdomain, identifies gaps where controls are missing or partially implemented, and generates a prioritized remediation roadmap with effort estimates. Focus your budget and resources on the highest-impact gaps first. Track your compliance trajectory over time as your team closes findings and implements controls.
- Domain-level and subdomain-level maturity scoring
- Automated gap identification with severity classification
- Prioritized remediation roadmap with effort and cost estimates
- Progress tracking from initial assessment through full compliance
- Exportable gap analysis report for management and NCA submissions
CROSS-FRAMEWORK MAPPING: ECC TO ISO 27001 AND NIST CSF
The NCA built the ECC framework on top of ISO 27001 and NIST CSF, which means significant overlap exists between these frameworks. Venvera maps every ECC control to its ISO 27001 Annex A and NIST CSF counterparts so you can see exactly which requirements are already satisfied by existing implementations. Implement once, comply across multiple frameworks. This eliminates duplicate work and accelerates your ECC compliance timeline. See the full control crosswalk module for details.
- ECC-to-ISO 27001 control mapping with coverage indicators
- ECC-to-NIST CSF subcategory mapping across all domains
- Gap-only view showing ECC controls not covered by existing frameworks
- Shared evidence: one piece of evidence satisfies multiple framework controls
- Cross-framework compliance dashboard with unified progress view
NCA AUDIT PREPARATION AND EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT
Prepare for NCA compliance reviews with structured evidence organized by domain and control. Every control has an evidence locker where you attach policies, screenshots, configuration exports, and audit logs. Track findings from previous reviews, assign remediation owners, and monitor closure progress. When the NCA schedules a review, generate a complete evidence package with one click. See the full risk management module for details.
- Per-control evidence locker with file attachments and version history
- Finding tracker with severity, owner, due date, and status
- One-click evidence package export organized by ECC domain
- Previous review history with finding trend analysis
- Remediation progress tracking with automatic status updates
THIRD-PARTY AND CLOUD SECURITY CONTROLS (ECC DOMAIN 4)
ECC Domain 4 requires dedicated controls for managing cybersecurity risks from third-party service providers and cloud platforms. Venvera provides a dedicated tracking module for these controls, including vendor security assessments, cloud provider compliance verification, and outsourcing risk management. Monitor your third-party ecosystem against ECC requirements and ensure every vendor meets the NCA's standards before granting access to your systems. See the full TPRM module for details.
- Vendor security assessment questionnaires aligned to ECC Domain 4
- Cloud provider compliance verification against NCA requirements
- Third-party risk scoring with automatic classification
- Contract clause tracking for cybersecurity obligations
- Vendor access review and periodic reassessment scheduling
BOARD-LEVEL ECC COMPLIANCE REPORTING
Generate board-ready ECC compliance reports with one click. Each report includes a domain-by-domain breakdown of control implementation status, gap analysis, risk exposure summary, and remediation progress. Leadership gets a clear view of the organization's cybersecurity posture without needing to interpret raw control data. Schedule recurring reports or generate them on demand for NCA submissions, board meetings, or management reviews. See the full pricing page for plan details.
- One-click board report with domain breakdown and executive summary
- Control implementation status across all 5 domains and 29 subdomains
- Gap analysis with risk exposure and remediation timeline
- Trend charts showing compliance improvement over time
- Exportable in PDF format for NCA submissions and board packages
ECC COMPLIANCE: AUTOMATED PLATFORM VS MANUAL TRACKING
114
Controls tracked and managed
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Domains with subdomain scoring
29
Subdomains with progress tracking
1 click
Board report generation
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