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Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024vsFederal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)

See exactly how Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 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.

4
Controls Mapped
24
Gaps Found
11%
Coverage

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According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:

Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 maps to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) with 11% coverage across 3 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 28 Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 controls identifies 25 compliance gaps, primarily concentrated in Information Security Policies (5 to 9).

Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 28 controls analysed | 686 frameworks | 310K+ cross-framework mappings

Control Mappings

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Governance and Culture(2 mappings)

PSPF24-1Security Culture, Governance, Risk Management2 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)

Information Security(1 mappings)

PSPF24-2Information Security, Cybersecurity Maturity, Essential Eight
UAE-PDPL-Art.6_7Sensitive personal data and children's data (UAE PDPL Articles 6-7)

Physical Security(1 mappings)

PSPF24-4Physical Security
UAE-PDPL-Art.6_7Sensitive personal data and children's data (UAE PDPL Articles 6-7)
Coverage crosswalk

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The table above lists candidate mappings. A crosswalk answers the narrower question you are probably here for: which Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls your existing Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 work already satisfies, which are real gaps, and the reasoning behind every claim so you can check it. One pair, $299, one time.

Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 into Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
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Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) into Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
Not published yet

This direction has not been through crosswalk review and sign off, so no coverage figure is published for it. Reporting an unreviewed number would be worse than reporting none. It can be built to order at the same price as a pair that is already on the shelf.

If the two frameworks turn out to have too little in common for a crosswalk to help you, we say so and refund it rather than send a number worth nothing.

Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) (built to order)
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Why this page shows two different percentages. The 11% in the header counts how many Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 controls carry at least one candidate mapping in the graph, before any review. The crosswalk percentage counts something stricter: how many Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls are actually evidenced, after a pass that argued against each mapping and kept only what survived. They answer different questions and they are not meant to agree.

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What are the key differences between Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?

Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 has 28 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 3 overlapping controls (11% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in Information Security Policies (5 to 9), where 5 Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 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 Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?

Of 28 total Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 controls, 3 map directly to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls, representing 11% coverage. The remaining 25 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.

What are the compliance gaps when mapping Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 to Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?

25 Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 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 Information Security Policies (5 to 9) with 5 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 Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 and Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)?

The domain with the highest gap count is Information Security Policies (5 to 9) (5 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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