Built Different. Built for Tech.
ABM Audit began with a simple conviction: technology companies deserve auditors who understand their stack, their release cadence, and the compliance narratives their customers actually read—not boilerplate that slows deals and erodes trust.
From DIFC to Manhattan to Paris, one partnership model: senior-led fieldwork, transparent scoping, and reports your technical stakeholders will not rewrite from scratch.
In 2018, ABM Audit was established in the Dubai International Financial Centre at a moment when the Gulf's technology sector was scaling fast—and buyers were asking harder questions about security, privacy, and operational resilience. Traditional firms could check boxes; few could walk a CISO through control design in a multi-tenant SaaS environment or explain how evidence mapped to Trust Services Criteria without translation layers. We built ABM to close that gap: a CPA firm and certification body where credentials and technical depth live on the same engagement team.
Our founders had lived the frustration of audits that treated infrastructure as a black box. They set out to prove that rigorous independence and deep cloud literacy are not opposing forces. Early clients were regional scale-ups and international subsidiaries that needed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 in the same commercial motion. We invested in tooling, templates, and training so that fieldwork could move at the speed of software—without compromising professional standards or regulatory expectations.
By 2020, demand from US-headquartered technology companies led us to open our New York office. The expansion was deliberate: same methodology, same quality system, and partners who could sit with boards and Big Tech procurement teams in their time zone. In 2025, we opened our Paris office to bring native EU expertise in GDPR, the EU AI Act, and NIS2 to the same quality framework. Dubai remained the heart of our Middle East and emerging markets practice; New York anchored North American SOC, HIPAA, HITRUST, and SEC-adjacent reporting work; Paris became our European centre for privacy, AI governance, and continental ISO certification. Clients experience one firm with three hubs, not separate brands stitched together post-merger.
Today, more than eighty professionals—including auditors, assessors, penetration testers, and privacy specialists—serve technology companies across six continents. We have delivered thousands of engagements spanning SOC 1/2/3, ISO certifications, PCI, privacy programmes, and offensive security. What has not changed is the reason we started: assurance should accelerate trust, not obstruct it. That is the story we are still writing—one engagement, one honest opinion, and one client success at a time.
Milestones
A decade of deliberate growth
Key moments that shaped how we serve technology companies and the professionals who rely on our work.
Founded in DIFC
ABM Audit opens in Dubai International Financial Centre with a mandate to deliver assurance that speaks the language of product and engineering teams—not only finance.
AICPA affiliation & 100th engagement
Formal AICPA affiliation strengthens our SOC practice. The firm closes its 100th engagement as word spreads that auditors who understand APIs and cloud controls can still issue defensible opinions.
New York office opens
A full-service presence in Manhattan brings US-market depth, FedRAMP familiarity, and timezone overlap for North American clients while preserving a single methodology and quality system.
Coordinated Audit methodology
We launch coordinated SOC and ISO engagements—one fieldwork cycle, aligned evidence, and reporting that tells one coherent story to boards, buyers, and regulators.
500th engagement & penetration testing
The firm passes 500 cumulative engagements and launches an offensive security line, pairing pen testing and vulnerability programmes with the same risk language our attestation clients already trust.
GRC 20/20 recognition & privacy practice scale
Industry analysts recognise our GRC innovation. The privacy practice expands to cover UAE PDPL, GDPR alignment, and US state laws with cross-border playbooks built for SaaS and fintech.
ISO 42001 launch & 1,000th engagement
Early adoption of ISO/IEC 42001 for AI management systems meets surging demand for responsible AI governance. The firm celebrates its 1,000th client engagement across attestation, certification, and advisory.
1,500 engagements & 94% retention
Milestone volume reflects repeat mandates from growth-stage and enterprise technology companies. Client retention reaches 94%, driven by predictable timelines, partner accessibility, and reporting that procurement teams can reuse.
Paris office opens
A European hub in Paris extends our presence into the EU, bringing native GDPR expertise, NIS2 readiness, and EU AI Act advisory. The office serves as the centre of our continental European certification and privacy practice.
AI-assisted audit & continued expansion
Responsible automation accelerates evidence review and anomaly detection under human partner oversight. We deepen bench strength in AI red teaming, cloud-native controls, and multi-framework programmes across all three hubs.
See how our story becomes your advantage
Whether you are preparing for a first SOC 2 or orchestrating multi-framework assurance, we will meet you where your architecture lives.