The Sultan of Oman has issued a Royal Decree that establishes "The Cyber Defence Centre" and promulgates its system.
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Oman News Agency (ONA) shared the details of this decree.
Article (1) stipulates that a centre to be named "The Cyber Defence Centre" shall be set up. The centre shall report to the Internal Security Service and be governed by provisions of the system attached to this decree.
Article (2) says that the Head of the Internal Security Service shall issue the bylaws and decisions necessary for the implementation of provisions of the attached system.
Article (3) cancels all that contradicts this decree and the attached system or contravenes with their provisions.
Article (4) says that this decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from the day following its date of publishing.
As of 2018, top three countries in the Arab States region are Saudi Arabia, followed by Oman, and then Qatar, according to the Global Cybersecurity Index.
