Securing Saudi Arabian Government E-Service Najiz Portal (Ministry of Justice) from Cyber Threats Using AI

Najiz Portal is an e-service delivery platform of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Justice. It occupies a central role in the digital transformation program of Vision 2030 of the Kingdom. It nonetheless remains under cyberattack threats such as phishing (38% of attacks in 2023) and ransomware (an 11% increase since 2020) because of traditional cyber defense mechanisms. Some threats could compromise sensitive legal data, weaken public trust, and potentially affect national security; hence it calls for an urgent need to stay one step ahead with advanced proactive defenses. The concern of this study is to suggest an artificial intelligence solution for the security architecture of the Najiz Portal to complement it and rank competitively with internationally acknowledged systems such as X-Road in Estonia and SingPass in Singapore. The study outlines some major discrepancies between Najiz, which has 30% threat detection accuracy and 4.5 hours of response time, as against 95% accuracy and 0.1 hours response time of the AI systems. Among others, it proposes the application of machine learning for anomaly detection, behavioral biometrics, and automated incident response so as to save by prevention of breaches, $4.1 million per annual. The phased implementation approach during 2024 and 2026 shall be guided by Vision 2030 with directives on building local AI capacity, training the workforce, and threats mitigation in the Arabic language. This study shows the opportunities presented by AI for the transformation of Najiz into an impressive e-service with global competitiveness while addressing some region-specific challenges.