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Regulatory Framework for Licensing Cybersecurity Services, Products and Solutions (RFCS-1:2026, draft)

Type	Framework
Issuing authority	National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA)
Framework	Cybersecurity
Tier	Rules, controls & standards
Legal status	Draft, consultation closed
Instrument number	National Cybersecurity Authority
Version	RFCS-1:2026
Dates	Draft; consultation 25 February to 26 March 2026; no final as of 20 October 2026
Last verified	2026-10-20

A draft NCA licensing framework for providers of cybersecurity services, products and solutions.

• Consultation: 25 February to 26 March 2026.
• Scope: all providers serving the Kingdom; managed SOC services are excluded (they fall under RFMSOC-1:2024).
• Tier I: 75% Saudi ownership and SAR 10m capital.
• Licence term: five years.
• Status: no final as of 20 October 2026.

Updates for this instrument

• 2026-02-25 · NCA consults on licensing framework for cybersecurity services, products and solutions (RFCS-1:2026): The NCA consulted (25 February to 26 March 2026) on RFCS-1:2026, a draft licensing framework for all providers of cybersecurity services, products and solutions serving the Kingdom, managed SOCs excluded. Tier I would ne

In this framework

• Anti-Cyber Crime Law
• Statute of the National Cybersecurity Authority
• Statutory Enablers of the National Cybersecurity Authority (Royal Decree M/117)
• Rules for the Detection and Investigation of Cybersecurity Violations
• Rules for Regulating the Reporting of Cybersecurity Violations
• Cybersecurity Violations Classification and Corresponding Penalties (draft)
• NCA Cybersecurity Toolkits
• Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC-2:2024)
• Cloud Cybersecurity Controls (CCC-2:2024)
• Critical Systems Cybersecurity Controls (CSCC-1:2019)
• Operational Technology Cybersecurity Controls (OTCC-1:2022)
• Data Cybersecurity Controls (DCC-1:2022)
• National Cryptographic Standards (NCS)
• Non-Critical National Infrastructure Cybersecurity Controls (NCNICC-1:2025)
• Cybersecurity Organizational Structure Template
• Regulatory Framework for Licensing Managed Security Operations Centre Services (RFMSOC-1:2024)
• Saudi Cybersecurity Higher Education Framework (SCyber-Edu-1:2020)
• Operational Technology Cybersecurity Controls: Methodology & Mapping Annex
• National Policy for Managed Security Operations Centres (NPMSOC-1:2024)
• Organizations’ Social Media Accounts Cybersecurity Controls (OSMACC-1:2021)
• Saudi Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (SCyWF-1.5:2026)
• Telework Cybersecurity Controls (TCC-1:2021)
• National Framework for Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Incident Response (draft)
• Cybersecurity Controls for National Events and Occasions (draft)

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