Full Packet Capture as Strategic and Regulatory Imperative
Endace partnered with SANS to review a wide range of cybersecurity regulations around the globe. This report, by Matt Bromiley, Certified Instructor at SANS, examines at how always-on packet capture enables organizations to comply with these key regulations, while also providing an essential foundation of effective cyber defense.
The report also includes detailed “tear-sheets” which outline how always-on full packet capture enables compliance with the specific requirements of key regulations and frameworks including Zero Trust, NIST CSF, ISO 27-001, NIS2 Directive, Australian ISM and more.
This page provides the information specific to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's SAMA CSF regulations for banking and finance organizations in KSA. See the overview of the full research study here:
Enabling SAMA CSF Compliance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Arabia Central Bank, or SAMA, is the central bank of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). SAMA’s objectives, as specified in the Saudi Bank Law established by Royal Decree in 2020, are to maintain monetary stability and support financial stability and economic growth. To ensure a robust, secure, and reliable banking sector, SAMA issued the Cyber Security Framework (CSF) in 2017. SAMA CSF references relevant international best practice standards, including NIST, ISO, Basel, and PCI. Noncompliance can carry heavy regulatory sanctions and enforcement actions, mandatory security audits, and suspension of banking operations.
For CISOs, risk officers, and executive leadership, SAMA CSF compliance is not just a regulatory requirement; it’s a strategic business requirement. Attacks on banks and financial services organizations are increasing around the world. The industry is under growing pressure to defend complex systems and architectures against determined, well-resourced adversaries.
Threats are becoming more complex and persistent, and fragmented tool stacks require integration and correlation to improve investigation and response accuracy and speed.
Full packet capture (FPC) solutions directly address SAMA CSF requirements while providing high-speed packet capture, forensic analytics, and seamless integration with SIEM, SOAR, NDR, XDR, and other security solutions. This gives SOC teams, incident responders, and compliance managers real-time and retrospective visibility into every packet crossing the network, whether on premises, in the cloud, or across segmented environments.
FPC solutions don’t replace existing tools; they enhance them. With enterprise-grade FPC solutions, organizations can:
- Detect and validate threats faster, investigating with precision and speed
- Retain and manage forensic evidence that meets legal and audit standards set forth by the SAMA CSF
- Track and demonstrate compliance across multiple SAMA CSF domains with network data
- Reduce operational cost and complexity of compliance
SAMA CSF compliance demands operational clarity, forensic readiness, and continuous validation. Enterprise FPC gives financial organizations in KSA the capability to meet the requirements of SAMA CSF with confidence, speed, and control. From national banks to insurance providers to payment services and investment firms, FPC solutions are enabling organizations to easily achieve and sustain SAMA CSF compliance.
SAMA Cyber Security Framework Compliance
The tearsheet below references the SAMA CSF framework sections to show where and how FPC supports compliance in each relevant domain. This helps financial institutions in KSA turn regulatory requirements into operational readiness and resilience.
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