CYBERSECURITY AND CYBER LAWS IN UAE – AN ANALYSIS

Abstract

The internet has made a significant impact on all parts of modern lifestyle and businesses and people have become susceptible to various cyber attacks. Every year, cybercrime rates are increasing and causing loss of privacy, reputational and financial damage, and intellectual property violations. The UAE has become a key target for those criminals because of high levels of tourism and economic activity, rise of oil and gas sector, and uptake of technology. A lot of changes have been made to the cyber law in UAE. But security concerns are still there on proper protection of data of the citizens and businesses.

In this article, we review the effectiveness of cyber laws in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by comparing it with the same in other developed countries. In addition, we also discuss the measures to improve the law and ensure the feeling of safety in every individual about the use of internet technologies and internet. Here, we explore how far cybercrime laws can go to protect businesses and citizens in the UAE. The nation took proactive and decisive actions to prevent the risks of cyber attacks and cybercrimes. It is found that the UAE is prepared against cyber attacks and cybercrimes with an effective and wide-scale legal framework of cyber laws. Despite having effective laws, businesses and citizens are still the lucrative targets of cyber criminals due to significant technological advances.

Hence, the UAE has to strengthen their legal frameworks to prevent those crimes. The country has to enact streamlined and wide-scale laws with stricter penalties, such as hefty fines, deportation of foreigners, and longer jail terms.