About this edition
Amid the rapid digital transformation taking place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and its growing role in building a secure and trusted digital economy, cybersecurity has emerged as a fundamental pillar for protecting national achievements, safeguarding data, and strengthening trust in digital services. From this perspective, the book “Artificial Intelligence and Its Role in Combating Cybercrime: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a Model” provides a scientific and professional treatment of the role of artificial intelligence technologies in confronting the growing and evolving landscape of cybercrime, while highlighting the Saudi experience as a leading model in developing an advanced national ecosystem for cybersecurity and digital transformation.
The book is based on the premise that cybercrime is no longer limited to individual attempts to breach systems or steal data. Rather, it has evolved into a complex ecosystem that employs advanced tools, hidden techniques, and cross-border attacks. This reality creates a pressing need for intelligent solutions capable of predicting, detecting early, responding rapidly, and analyzing abnormal behaviors within digital environments, thereby strengthening the ability of institutions and nations to protect their digital assets, societies, and economies.
The book aims to clarify the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, demonstrating how machine learning algorithms, deep learning, natural language processing, big data analytics, and anomaly detection systems can help build more efficient and resilient cyber defenses. It also presents a balanced understanding of the role of artificial intelligence, not only as a tool for protection, detection, and digital investigation, but also as a technology that cybercriminals may exploit to develop more sophisticated attacks, such as intelligent phishing, deepfakes, automated attacks, and AI-powered malware.
The book addresses several key themes, including the evolution of cybercrime and its modern patterns, the concept of artificial intelligence and its security applications, the role of intelligent analytics in threat detection, the use of artificial intelligence in digital forensic investigations, the protection of critical infrastructure, and the enhancement of data security and privacy. It also discusses the challenges associated with applying these technologies, such as data quality, algorithmic bias, model explainability, and excessive reliance on automated systems, in addition to the ethical, regulatory, and
legal considerations that must be considered when adopting AI-based solutions to combat cybercrime.
The book gives particular attention to national directions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by reviewing the institutional efforts and regulatory initiatives that enhance cyber readiness, protect the digital space, and enable the use of advanced technologies in supporting national security and the digital economy, in alignment with the objectives of digital transformation and Saudi Vision 2030.
Accordingly, this book serves as a reference on knowledge that integrates technical, security, legislative, and strategic dimensions. It is intended for society at large, researchers, decision-makers, cybersecurity specialists, artificial intelligence practitioners, and all those seeking a deeper understanding of how intelligent technologies can be used to combat cybercrime and build a safer, more trusted digital environment.