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# KSU Professor Represented Saudi Arabia at a High-Profile Forum on Regional Security and Transnational Crime
- URL: https://coeia.cloud-event.com/en/news/regional-security-forum-taiwan-en/
- Published: 2019-11-18T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-26T06:31:14.000Z
- Description: Prof. Muhammad Khurram Khan of CoEIA delivered an invited speech on combating the new-age cybercrime ecosystem at the Taiwan Western Asia Forum on Regional Security and Transnational Crime.
- Author: CoEIA Admin
- Tags: News, #en

The Taiwan Western Asia Forum on Regional Security and Transnational Crime took place from 11 to 15 November 2019 in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. The biennial event was hosted and sponsored by the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and involved around 500 participants, including 172 law enforcement experts, diplomats, policy experts, academics, military officers, and representatives of judicial and defense agencies from 47 countries and territories.

“The main aim of this forum is to bring together experts from all over the world to share their experiences and opinions on the impact of transnational crime, explore potential security threats, and seek possibilities to establish a more effective partnership and collaboration for regional security,” said Mr. W. J. Leu, Director General of the Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice, Taiwan, in his welcome remarks.

The opening ceremony was graced by the Vice President of Taiwan, H.E. Chen Chien-Jen, who stressed that Taiwan will continue to safeguard regional peace and fight crime without sacrificing human rights, and will seek to foster cooperation with regional and like-minded partners. The Minister of Justice, Mr. Tsai Ching-Hsiang, spoke about establishing a coordinated response to counter fake news spread by external forces that could undermine social order.

Prof. Muhammad Khurram Khan, Professor of Cybersecurity at the Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (CoEIA), King Saud University, represented the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and delivered an invited speech entitled “Combating the Impact of New-age Cybercrime Ecosystem”.

Prof. Khurram stated that cybercrime is a global phenomenon that affects everyone connected to cyberspace. Cyber criminals range from well-trained individuals and organized groups to state-sponsored hackers, targeting governments and high-tech organizations for hacking, espionage, terrorism and hacktivism, with financial, social, ideological, military and political motives.

“It is estimated that cybercrime damages could cost the world around USD 6 trillion by 2021, which is more profitable than the global trade of illegal drugs and higher than the GDP of many developed countries. On the other hand, USD 1 trillion will be spent globally between 2017 and 2021 to defend cyberspace,” he said, adding that the cybercrime ecosystem is evolving rapidly through AI and machine learning, deep fakes, spear phishing, targeted malware and ransomware.

To curb cybercrime, Prof. Khurram recommended awareness, training and cyber hygiene programs; capacity and capability building; investment in research, development and innovation; information-sharing alliances; stronger institutional frameworks and legislation; and public-private partnership with the engagement of civil society.

Other speakers came from institutions including the National Security Council of Taiwan, the American Foreign Policy Council, the Australian National University, the Royal Military College of Canada, the Center for a New American Security, and Thames Valley Police UK.