Glossary of Key Terms in Cybercrimes and Digital Forensics

Abdulrazaq   Almorjan; Seokhee  Lee; Ibrahim  Al-Zahrani; سمية  Alshokeeran

doi:10.26735/978-603-8361-76-4

Authors

Abdulrazaq Almorjan

Center of Cybercrime and Digital Forensics, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Seokhee Lee

Center of Cybercrime and Digital Forensics, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ibrahim Al-Zahrani

Center of Cybercrime and Digital Forensics, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sumaya Alshokeeran

Center of Cybercrime and Digital Forensics, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26735/978-603-8361-76-4

Keywords:

Cybercrimes, Forensics

Synopsis

Towards strengthening joint Arab security work, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences has published a specialized dictionary of cybercrime and digital forensics. This dictionary aims to serve as a comprehensive reference for public prosecutors, relevant courts, law enforcement agencies, researchers, academics, and security media professionals across Arab countries.

The importance of this dictionary stems from the rapid technological progress and digital transformation within Arab societies, coupled with the extensive use of electronic devices in everyday life. These advancements have introduced new criminal patterns and methods. Modern technologies now facilitate traditional crimes and enable cybercrime, which has evolved into cross-border crimes. Consequently, these devices produce digital evidence, necessitating swift exchange of this evidence among Arab countries to uphold justice and safeguard cybersecurity against criminals, terrorists, and lawbreakers.

One of the challenges facing security agencies and decision-makers in Arab countries is the lack of precise scientific definitions in the Arabic content of terms in the fields of cybercrime and digital forensics. This is due to the scarcity of specialized Arabic sources and the lack of approved translation among Arab experts and specialists in these fields, especially as we face imminent technological advancements in the coming years.

This initiative marks the initial step toward creating a sustainable English-Arabic dictionary tailored to enrich Arabic content in combating cybercrime and managing digital forensics. The dictionary contains over 700 terms related to various types of cybercrime, digital evidence, their sources, and associated cyberspace technologies.

The dictionary’s distinction lies in its thorough review by regional and international experts from academic institutions, law enforcement agencies, and specialized international security organizations. The Arabic terms were reviewed by Arab experts and practitioners in the fields of cybercrime and digital forensics. As the University is a founding member of the INTERPOL Global Academy, the dictionary’s English terms were reviewed by academy members, INTERPOL’s cybercrime experts, and specialized academics from Korea University.

This dictionary is expected to benefit law enforcement and investigative agencies, judges, lawyers, specialized media professionals, academics, researchers, and university students from 22 Arab countries.

To ensure sustainability and continuity, this initiative will remain ongoing and accessible to all interested parties through a crowdsourcing strategy, given the fast-evolving nature of these crimes and the necessity to enhance Arabic content in the fields of cybercrime and digital forensics. In the next phase, the Center of Cybercrimes and Digital Forensics will create an electronic platform that will enable experts, practitioners, specialists, and researchers from all Arab countries to participate and contribute.

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