The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), represented by the National Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT), a TRA initiative, organized a workshop on cyber crime in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Judicial Department to discuss types of cyber crimes, methods of evidence collection and analysis.

The workshop took place at 11:00 am, on Sunday, October 24, in the meeting room of Attorney General Office and was attended by many Attorneys and Chief Prosecutors. The workshop highlighted forms of electronic crimes related to computers, internet and mobile phones; it has also featured the characteristics of hackers and the traditional patterns of cyber crimes.

In this Regard, H.E. Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim, TRA Director General commented: “TRA is keen to create a safe cyber environment in the UAE, therefore we pay attention to study, monitor and respond to electronic crimes that have become a feature of the information age”.

The workshop discussed a number of scientific themes including methods of collecting digital forensic evidence, and how to deal with such evidence, in addition to cyber crime investigations, and developments in digital forensic evidence that can be used by computers.

Information and experiences were shared during the workshop to discuss the various developments that have taken place in the field of digital forensic, which has become an important factor in the area of network security and information security, law enforcement, as well as its various applications in law, recovery from crises and disasters, fraud, internal security and information wars.

Generally, countries are able to deal with criminals and outlaws at the national level, while the cyber crime does not care about the physical territorial boundaries. The perpetrators of these crimes may violate the laws of a country while being in other countries without fear of getting caught; therefore, a large number of criminal elements are able to move around the world without revealing their identity. As a result, all related authorities should strengthen their efforts to provide effective means to stop and reduce the risk of cyber crime.