Regulation guide

ADGM FSRA IT Risk

Operationalize the ADGM FSRA IT Risk requirements—from regulatory obligations and evidence collection to vendor assessments, continuous monitoring, governance, and remediation workflows.

Overview

ADGM FSRA IT risk expectations should be verified against the current FSRA rulebook and guidance for the firm's permission and activity.

Authorized firms should have control over technology supporting regulated activities. That includes systems, access, security, data, outsourced providers, incident handling, and recovery.

Rather than prescribing identical controls for every relationship, the regulation emphasizes a risk-based approach, requiring organizations to apply governance, oversight, controls, monitoring, and due diligence according to the criticality and risk of each relationship.

This implementation guide explains what the regulation requires, how those requirements translate into operational controls and evidence, and how Halbarad helps organizations operationalize compliance through assessments, continuous monitoring, governance workflows, and supply chain risk intelligence.

Official Sources

Intent of the Guide

Authorized firms should have control over technology supporting regulated activities. That includes systems, access, security, data, outsourced providers, incident handling, and recovery.

Operationalization Requirements

  • Identify applicable FSRA rules and guidance.
  • Map systems, data, providers, access, and business processes.
  • Review technology providers and outsourced IT services.
  • Maintain incident, continuity, security, and audit evidence.

Evidence Requirements

  • IT risk policies, system inventory, and provider map.
  • Access, cyber, incident, continuity, and audit evidence.
  • Contracts, monitoring, issues, and remediation.

Common Gaps

  • Rulebook source mapping is incomplete.
  • IT providers are not tied to regulated activities.
  • Incident and continuity evidence is not connected to provider records.

How Halbarad Helps

Halbarad helps ADGM firms map technology providers to systems, data, controls, incidents, issues, and reporting.

Disclaimer

This guide is for general information only and is not legal advice. Review the official regulation, guidance, and supervisory materials, and consult qualified counsel or compliance advisors for your organization's specific obligations.