Journal of Information Security, 2018, 9, 315-333
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ISSN Print: 2153-1234
DOI: 10.4236/jis.2018.94021 Oct. 26, 2018 315 Journal of Information Security
Ontology-Based Cyber Security Policy
Implementation in Saudi Arabia
Amir Mohamed Talib, Fahad Omar Alomary, Hanan Fouad Alwadi, Rawan Rashed Albusayli
College of Computer and Information Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU),
Riyadh, KSA
Abstract
Cyber security is an important element of national security and the safekeep-
ing of a nation’s constituency and assets. In Saudi Arabia, the point of interest
on cyber security is particularly outstanding due to the fact that Saudi Arabia
has a highly cyber attacks all over the Arab countries. This paper displays on
contemporary studies done in Saudi Arabia in regards to cyber security policy
coverage. The point of interest of this paper is the use of ontology to identify
and suggest a formal, encoded description of the cyber security strategic en-
vironment, and propose the development of ontology to be able to permit the
implementation of the sort of policy. The intention of the ontology is to be-
come aware of and constitute the multi-layered company of gamers and their
related roles and obligations within the cyber security environment. This
could make contributions in large part to the improvement, implementation
and rollout of a country wide cyber security policy in Saudi Arabia.
Keywords
Cyber Security, Cyber Security Policy, Implementation, Ontology, Saudi
Arabia
1. Introduction
Information and its associated infrastructures are fundamental to cyber security
and the implementation of associated cyber security coverage. On the other
hand, cyber security relates to the renovation of countrywide security and the
hobbies of citizens; even as, however, it may confer with politically encouraged
hacking to conduct sabotage and espionage against precise country states. Con-
sequently, the motive in the back of countrywide cyber security is to permit the
safekeeping of a country’s constituency and its related organizational, human,
How to cite this paper: Talib, A.M., Alo-
mary, F.O., Alwadi, H.F. and Albusayli,
R.R. (2018) Ontology-Based Cyber Security
Policy Implementation in Saudi Arabia.
Journal of Information Security, 9, 315-333.
https://doi.org/10.4236/jis.2018.94021
Received: September 4, 2018
Accepted: October 23, 2018
Published: October 26, 2018
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