HANOI, Vietnam: Saudi Arabia has signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.
National Cybersecurity Authority Governor Eng. Majed bin Mohammed Al-Mazyed signed the convention on behalf of the Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia has become one of the first countries to endorse the UN’s landmark international agreement aimed at combating cybercrime.
The convention, the first of its kind under UN auspices, was signed during a high-level ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam, held from October 25–26, allowing countries worldwide to formally endorse the treaty.
This convention represents the first UN multilateral treaty in over two decades focused on crime prevention and the first binding international agreement specifically dedicated to addressing cybercrime.
Developed under the framework of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes, Saudi Arabia played an active role in shaping the final text of the agreement.
