DUBAI, UAE – Dubai Courts signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, to enhance their collaboration in digital transformation and cybersecurity.
Leveraging on Moro’s capabilities in the digital security field, the MoU will serve the society’s interest in providing a comprehensive legal framework to combat cybercrime’s activities.
Signed by Abdul Rahim Hussain Ahli, CEO, Institutional Support and Communication Sector, Dubai Courts and Marwan Salem Bin Haidar, Vice Chairman – Digital and Group CEO of Digital DEWA, the MoU comes in line with the efforts of enhancing awareness among society through building a unified and secured technology infrastructure to combat cybercrimes.
This agreement reflects the commitment of Dubai Courts to enhance collaboration and partnerships with internal and external organizations.
The MoU will help in exchange of knowledge and leverage on expertise as per Dubai Courts mission of ‘achieving precise and swift justice and presenting judicial services accessible to all’ and its vision of being ‘pioneering and internationally distinguished courts’.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said, “We are pleased to cooperate with Dubai Courts to promote digital transformation and cybersecurity.”
He said that this will help, “Deal with the challenges and threats that are increasing with tremendous technical development and the rapid growth in smart transformation and the use of Internet of Things.”
He added that this will help, “achieve the directives of the wise leadership to improve government performance and enhance cybersecurity, in line with the National Cybersecurity Strategy and the Dubai Electronic Security Strategy.”
Al Tayer said, “We aim to achieve this by utilizing the capabilities of Moro, as cybersecurity is one of the key requirements for smart cities.”
He said, “This cooperation will contribute to providing comprehensive protection against cybersecurity risks, establishing Dubai’s position as the safest city in cyberspace, and making it a benchmark for smart cities.”
Tarish Eid Al-Mansoori, Director-General of Dubai Courts, highlighted the importance of enhancing cybersecurity to create a safe environment.
This contributes to the establishment of an advanced electronic setting that enables individuals and companies to achieve their ambitions, in line with the UAE’s National Cybersecurity strategy.
Al-Mansoori added that exchanging knowledge and benefiting from Moro’s expertise and services in leading the digital transformation process will help in developing security capabilities internally and externally.
Marwan Salem bin Haidar, Vice Chairman – Digital & Group CEO of Digital DEWA, noted that Moro provides cybersecurity services to government and private customers to proactively protect them from various security attacks and threats.
Moro’s services include Cyber Defense, Cyber Exposure Analysis, Security Operations and managed Identity & Access Management.
Moro Hub leverages next generation security monitoring platforms powered by advanced analytic capabilities, including machine learning, threat behavior modeling and threat intelligence.
Abdul Rahim Hussain Ahli, CEO of the Institutional Support and Communication Sector, Dubai Courts, said that the signing of this MoU comes within the framework of action to reduce cybercrime gaps and combat the potential of electronic threats that negatively affect the safety of society.
He added that spreading security awareness will contribute to improving the quality of digital life and responding to any security emergency to ensure cybersecurity and safety.