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Anti-Cyber Crime Law

Type	Law
Issuing authority	National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA)
Framework	Cybersecurity
Tier	Primary law: niẓām (Royal Decree M/…)
Legal status	Binding
Dates	Royal Decree M/17, 2007

The Anti-Cyber Crime Law (M/17, 2007): Articles 3 & 6 are central to interception/surveillance offences. Applies to all.

Documents

• Hosted official text (PDF, English)
• Hosted official text (PDF, Arabic)

In this framework

• Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC-2:2024)
• NCA Cybersecurity Toolkits
• Cloud Cybersecurity Controls (CCC-2:2024)
• Critical Systems Cybersecurity Controls
• Operational Technology Cybersecurity Controls
• Data Cybersecurity Controls
• National Cryptographic Standards
• Non-Critical National Infrastructure Cybersecurity Controls (NCNICC-1:2025)
• Cybersecurity Organizational Structure Template
• Regulatory Framework for Licensing Managed Security Operations Centre Services (RFMSOC-1:2024)
• Saudi Cybersecurity Higher Education Framework (SCyber-Edu-1:2020)
• Guide to Critical Systems Cybersecurity Controls (CSCC) Implementation
• Operational Technology Cybersecurity Controls: Methodology & Mapping Annex
• National Policy for Managed Security Operations Centres (NPMSOC-1:2024)
• Organizations’ Social Media Accounts Cybersecurity Controls (OSMACC-1:2021)
• Saudi Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (SCyWF-1:2020)
• Telework Cybersecurity Controls (TCC)
• Cybersecurity Guidelines for Internet of Things (CGIoT-1:2024)
• Guide to Organizations’ Social Media Accounts Cybersecurity Controls (OSMACC) Implementation
• Guide to Telework Cybersecurity Controls (TCC) Implementation
• Cybersecurity Guidelines for E-commerce Service Providers (CGESP-1:2019)
• Alignment Guide for the Saudi Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (SCyWF)
• Guide to Operational Technology Cybersecurity Controls (OTCC) Implementation
• Cybersecurity Guidelines for E-commerce Consumers (CGEC-1:2019)

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