ARMSS CONSULTANCY AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE (SME) SERVICE

• Three Lines of Defense (3LOD) Model: We specialize in establishing a robust 3LOD model, ensuring a clear division of roles and responsibilities for effective risk management.
• Risk Management Framework (RMF): Development and implementation of RMFs tailored to your organization’s unique risk profile.
• Target Operating Models: Design and optimize operating models that align with your strategic objectives.
• Risk and Controls Libraries: Creation of comprehensive libraries to streamline risk identification and control activities.
• Risk Appetite and Tolerance: We help calibrate your organization's risk appetite and tolerance thresholds to ensure alignment with your strategic goals.

•  Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to regulatory standards with our specialized compliance services.
• Continuous Control Monitoring: Implementation of sustainable and pragmatic internal control activities with minimal manual effort.
• Compliance Assessments: Comprehensive assessments for GDPR, ISO standards, SOC-1, SOC-2, HIPAA, and NIST.
• Certification Support: Assist organizations in obtaining Cyber Security Standards certifications.

•  Resilience Risk and Controls Assessments: Conduct thorough assessments to ensure your organization’s resilience in the face of potential risks.
• Root Cause Analysis: Identify root causes of incidents and events, focusing on existing or missing primary/secondary controls.
• Extreme Risk Events Scenario Analysis: Estimate the maximum worst-case financial impact for capital planning through scenario analysis.
• Business Impact Assessment: Develop criteria and technical guides for assessing business impact and prioritizing risks.

•  End-to-End Process and Controls Assurance: Comprehensive reviews to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of your processes and controls.
• Third-Party Risk and Cloud Security Assessments: Evaluate and mitigate risks associated with third-party vendors and cloud services.

ARMSS establishes a well-defined scope of work with sustainable objectives, transparent reporting mechanisms, clear accountability structures, and effective escalation pathways.

 Leverage a pool of 20 highly qualified professionals on a secondment basis to support and participate in organizational audits.

 Deliver comprehensive financial oversight reports, rigorously analyzing budget allocations, cost controls, and potential financial risks to safeguard fiscal health.

Provide advisory services to strengthen risk management frameworks, assess credit, market, and operational risks, and ensure adherence to national and international standards.

Continuously track key project metrics and milestones, offering regular evaluations to maintain strategic alignment and operational efficiency.

Enable project teams to actively identify key risks, critical issues, and interdependence, ensuring timely mitigation strategies to prevent disruptions.

Address vendor-related risks, including technology, cybersecurity, AI and API integrations, data transfers, and regulatory compliance challenges.

Conduct thorough reviews to confirm adherence to industry standards, governance mandates, and with evolving regulatory frameworks. GCC countries laws and regulations, plus - GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27xxx, TCPA, etc. 

Provide independent assessments of project documentation, financial allocations, and resource utilization, ensuring ongoing strategic alignment. Deliver a holistic evaluation of project outcomes, adherence to standards, benefits realization, and lessons learned.

Assess how ongoing projects influence organizational processes, target operating models, and the shifting risk profile for products & services.

Enhance operational efficiency through intelligent automation, process re-engineering, and AI-integrated strategies for innovation.

Our team conducts highly confidential fraud investigations, utilizing cutting-edge tools and industry-standard methodologies. Our expertise is rooted in a deep understanding of fraud dynamics, digital forensics, and control vulnerabilities, ensuring precise detection and effective mitigation.

Assess Payment Card Industry security standards to protect businesses from fraud and breaches and help establish secure environments to hold payment data during storage, processing or transmission.