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AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)vsFederal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)

See exactly how AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) controls map to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL). Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.

10
Controls Mapped
27
Gaps Found
16%
Coverage

According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:

AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) maps to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) with 16% coverage across 6 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 37 AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) controls identifies 31 compliance gaps — primarily concentrated in System Security and Operations.

Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 37 controls analysed | 718 frameworks | 332K+ cross-framework mappings

Control Mappings

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Security Management and Governance(4 mappings)

AWWA-1.1Security Policy and Governance2 targets
UAE-PDPL-Art.10Data Protection Officer (DPO) (UAE PDPL Article 10)
UAE-PDPL-Art.11_12_13_14_15_16Data subject rights (UAE PDPL Articles 11-16)
AWWA-1.2Risk Assessment2 targets
UAE-PDPL-Art.18_19_20_21Security measures, controller/processor relationship, DPIA (UAE PDPL Articles 18-21)
UAE-PDPL-Art.25_26_27_28_29UAE Data Office establishment, powers, penalties, complaints (UAE PDPL Articles 25-29)

Access Control and Identity Management(2 mappings)

AWWA-2.1User Access Management
UAE-PDPL-Art.6_7Sensitive personal data and children's data (UAE PDPL Articles 6-7)
AWWA-2.4Physical Access Controls
UAE-PDPL-Art.6_7Sensitive personal data and children's data (UAE PDPL Articles 6-7)

Network and Communications Security(4 mappings)

AWWA-3.2Remote Access Security
UAE-PDPL-Art.4_5Lawful basis and principles for processing personal data (UAE PDPL Articles 4-5)
AWWA-3.4Encryption and Data Protection3 targets
UAE-PDPL-Art.10Data Protection Officer (DPO) (UAE PDPL Article 10)
UAE-PDPL-Art.18_19_20_21Security measures, controller/processor relationship, DPIA (UAE PDPL Articles 18-21)
UAE-PDPL-Art.4_5Lawful basis and principles for processing personal data (UAE PDPL Articles 4-5)

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What are the key differences between AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?

AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) has 37 controls across its framework, while Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) covers 12 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 6 overlapping controls (16% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in System Security and Operations, where 4 AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) controls have no direct Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) equivalent.

How many controls map between AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?

Of 37 total AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) controls, 6 map directly to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls — representing 16% coverage. The remaining 31 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.

What are the compliance gaps when mapping AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?

31 AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) controls have no direct equivalent in Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL). The highest concentration of gaps is in System Security and Operations with 4 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.

Which control domains have the most gaps between AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?

The domain with the highest gap count is System Security and Operations (4 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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