Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the 5th International Cyber Crimes Conference started today, Wednesday. The event is organized by the Ministry of Interior and the Institute of Training and Judicial Studies, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and the National Electronic Security Authority (NESA). The conference is held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (ADNEC) in conjunction with the International Exhibition for Security and National Resilience (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2014).

In his speech at the opening session, Major General Humaid Al Hadidi, Commander in Chief of Sharjah Police, said: “With the increasing growth of e-commerce, it has become necessary to implement tighter regulations in order to protect both consumers and merchants’ rights. The concerned entities in the country have taken substantial measures to enact laws pertaining to information technology. These laws have already yielded tangible results. The UAE has toiled diligently, racing against time to develop IT laws, thanks to the vision of the higher leadership.”

“Cyber crimes are not exclusive to a specific country; they have become a global issue demanding a global approach. Cyber crimes represent a significant security concern that pose a great danger on the safety of modern societies. This has prompted world countries to seek ways to curb this problem and address such crimes, using legislation and different security practices,” Major General Al Hadidi added.

Major General Al Hadidi explained: “The UAE was one of the first countries in the world to adopt an effective legal framework for fighting cyber crime. To this end, the UAE has issued the Federal Legal Decree No. 5 for 2012 on combating cyber crimes, which includes amendments to Federal Legal Decree No. 2 for 2006 on cyber crimes. The UAE has also built infrastructures that meet top security standards at the Ministry of Interior and other police GHQs across the country, for the prevention of information technology crimes, which has contributed efficiently in curbing these crimes.”

“With so much of our everyday communication and commercial activity now taking place via the Internet, the threat from cybercrime is increasing, at a rapidly growing rate, and cybercrime has become an emerging form of transnational crime,” he continued.

Major General Al Hadidi added: “The police and security bodies have worked in cooperation with the concerned entities to establish a legislative and security framework. This has helped curb such crimes. They have also developed and updated many of their equipment and methods to keep pace with the latest developments of cyber crimes. This has allowed them to efficiently deal with such crimes, arrest perpetrators and prevent some cyber crimes.”

The conference was attended by: Brigadier Ismail Al Sirkal, Deputy Director General of Abu Dhabi Police Central Operations; a number of officers; Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud Al Kamali, Director-General of the Institute of Judicial Training and Studies; Members of judicial, police and security authorities; university professors; law and information technology (IT) students; legal consultants from government and private sectors; and representatives of government and private technology institutions as well as social institutions.

Following the opening speech, the sessions started. Lieutenant Colonel Faisal Mohammed Al Shammari, Director of the Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Center, chaired the first discussion session under the title ‘Developing National Coding Strategy.’ Tahir Al Jamal, from a specialized company; Professor Fred Piper, from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK; and Nassir Ahmed Al Rashidi, from National Electronic Security Authority (NESA), participated in the session.

The second session was chaired by Counselor Mohammed Al Hammadi, Ministry of Justice. The session discussed transnational cyber-crimes. Judge Omar Obeid Al Ghoul; Ahmed Rashid Al Dhanhani; Dr. Mohammed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, NESA; and Major Expert Eng. Rashid Lootah, Dubai Police, took part in the second session.

Professor Carsten Maple, University of Bedfordshire, UK, delivered a speech on ‘electronic security strategy.’ Professor Monica Whitty, University of Leicester, UK, presented a paper under the title ‘Monitoring Communication on the Internet.’ Dr. Zayya Hayat, specialized company CEO, presented a paper on ‘Digital Identity Management’. Alam Hussain, Deloitte, presented a paper titled ‘Identity and Access Management – Current and Future Trends.’

The conference will resume tomorrow. A number of papers will be presented and discussed by experts and professionals on cyber-crimes.

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Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at the Abu Dhabi Police, said: “Taking part in organizing this conference comes in implementation of the instructions of the police commandment to focus on ways of prevention from crimes and maintaining public security and safety among citizens and residents in the UAE. This is in line with the UAE Vision 2021 and Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 that aim to implement e-Government concepts to make the Abu Dhabi government one of the best five e-governments in the world.”

Al Raisi added: “Cooperation with the concerned entities to organize this event helps to develop our current strategic partnerships with our major partners, in order to face the increasing challenges of such crimes. These partnerships will also help enrich communication and dialogue among legislators, law enforcement professionals, policemen and security professionals and technicians, whose disciplines involve them in fighting cyber-crimes.”

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Al Kamali: “Technological developments are wealth for nations”

Counselor Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud Al Kamali, Director-General of the Institute of Judicial Training and Studies, said: “Our era is different from any other era due to the exciting developments in technology and information. This is reflected in all aspects of life, as increasing technological developments are impacting all areas of our daily lives, bringing humanity into a new era. Like all eras throughout history, each development in the tools and means we use is accompanied with a change in concepts and human behavior patterns. Human society has witnessed accelerating technological development that has formed a true wealth for nations and people. These societies have become an integral part of the world of knowledge and information that has entered into our daily lives. Furthermore, crime is a social phenomenon that reflects the reality of society and interacts with its developments, thus represents challenges that require us to develop effective legislations and laws. This conference will host an elite group of distinguished local, Arab and International lecturers.”

Al Kamali added: “The previous four conferences have resulted in recommendations to: promote cooperation between the public and private sectors; exchange knowledge on cyber-crimes; enact  laws to arrest cyber offenders; qualify specialized judicial staff; stress the importance of educational and academic institutions integrating cyber-crime subjects within their curriculums; stress the importance of families; emphasize the importance of religious, social, media, and sports institutions as well as public benefit organizations in making more efforts to raise awareness on the gravity of cyber-crimes and means of prevention; and consolidate local, federal, regional and international efforts to face organized crimes and cyber-crimes. Many of these recommendations were adopted and had an impact on the society.”

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