AbstractThe objective of this study was to assess the agility, ability, and effectiveness of the current cybersecurity framework used by oil and gas companies in the UAE to safeguard their critical data and assets from cyber threats. A quantitative approach was employed, and an online survey was administered to 94 cybersecurity practitioners, who were involved in the planning, development, and deployment of cybersecurity measures in 12 oil and gas companies in the UAE and chosen via stratified random sampling. For the descriptive data analysis (RQ1, RQ2 and RQ3), the mean score of items relating to the agility of the current cybersecurity framework was 3.83 (SD = 0.94), mean score for the ability of the framework was 3.87 (SD = 0.98), and mean score for the effectiveness of the framework was 3.94 (SD = 0.91). This indicated that the cybersecurity framework used in the oil and gas industry in the UAE was highly agile, capable, and effective in protecting important assets and data from potential.....