Pakistan among least affected by web threats

At its annual Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region, the Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team presented cybersecurity trends, including ransomware, advanced persistent threats (APTs), supply chain attacks, mobile threats, artificial intelligence and IoT Read More …

Israel’s Cabinet votes to shut down Al Jazeera operations in Israel

Israel’s cabinet on Sunday voted unanimously to shut down the Qatari news outlet Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, nearly six months after first announcing its intentions to do so due to security concerns related to the Israel-Hamas war. The decision, Read More …

Indian hackers launch cyber attacks on Qatar to avenge death penalty of former Navy officers

An Indian hacker group, named ‘Indian Cyber Force’ launched cyber attacks on Qatar in response to the death sentence handed to eight former Indian Navy officers by a Qatari court in Espionage case. The Indian hackers claimed of carrying out Read More …

World Cup apps pose a data security and privacy nightmare

With mandated spyware downloads to tens of thousands of surveillance cameras equipped with facial-recognition technology, the World Cup in Qatar next month is looking more like a data security and privacy nightmare than a celebration of the beautiful game. Football Read More …

Digital Footprint Intelligence Report

The Digital Footprint Intelligence Service announces the results of research on the digital footprints of governmental, financial and industrial organizations for countries in the Middle East region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Read More …