
PDPL Compliance Checklist for Saudi Organisations
The Personal Data Protection Law has been fully enforceable since September 2024. A practical checklist of what controllers must have in place — and evidence.
Compliance stops being painful when the evidence collects itself. We implement GRC platforms that turn control monitoring, risk reporting and audit preparation into continuous, automated processes.
Spreadsheet-based compliance works until you have a second framework, a second auditor or a second regulator. Then it quietly consumes a full-time role. GRC platforms solve that — but only when they are configured around your control framework rather than a generic template.
| Capability area | Technologies we work with |
|---|---|
| Partner technologies | CyberArrow (compliance automation, continuous control monitoring, awareness and audit readiness), Microsoft (Purview Compliance Manager, Defender, Entra ID as evidence sources) |
| GRC & compliance automation | CyberArrow, Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager, ServiceNow GRC/IRM, Archer, MetricStream, LogicGate, Vanta, Drata, Scrut |
| Risk management | ServiceNow IRM, Archer, MetricStream, Resolver, Riskonnect |
| Third-party risk | CyberArrow, ServiceNow VRM, Prevalent, SecurityScorecard, BitSight, Panorays |
| Privacy management | OneTrust, Microsoft Priva, TrustArc, Securiti |
| Awareness & human risk | CyberArrow Awareness, KnowBe4, Proofpoint Security Awareness, Microsoft Attack Simulator |
| Policy & document governance | CyberArrow, ServiceNow, SharePoint with Purview, Confluence with governance overlay |
This list is not exhaustive and it is not a commitment to any single platform. If you run something not listed here, ask — there is a good chance we have delivered on it. See our formal partnerships
This page covers the technology. For the consulting, delivery and operational expertise that goes with it, see Governance, Risk & Compliance.
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