SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Officials at the United Arab Emirates information security conference are calling for tougher penalties against cyberterrorism and for better forensics.
Major Khalid Al Hamadi of the Sharjah Police Department called for the strengthening of penalties for those who build terror-related Web sites during a presentation of a study on cyberterrorism in the UAE at the fifth annual Middle East Information Technology Security Conference, the Khaleej Times reported.
Current UAE federal law stipulates a five-year jail term for anyone found guilty of launching a terror-related Web site or of publishing information favoring a terrorist organization.
Monday at the conference police officials called for the drafting of additional laws to fight cyber crime.
Additionally at the conference, Kevin Mansell, managing director of the British-based digital forensics training and consultancy firm Control-F, urged UAE officials to utilize mobile-phone forensics technology as a helpful tool in fighting crime.
"The UAE is a developing market in the sphere of IT forensics and even though it has less violent crimes than the United Kingdom, a demand is being created as they become more aware of the significance mobile phones play in crimes," Mansell said in a statement.
