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Muslim Brotherhood “hacked” Saudi Cybercrime law!

Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political arm of Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt criticized of copying cybercrime law from Saudi Arabia, Al Ahram newspaper stated. Activists in Facebook and Twitter criticized the draft which contains 13 articles dealing with cybercrime and cyber related issues. FJP even left the word “Kingdom” in article 12 of the [...]

Middle East: From Cold War to Cold Cyberwar

Since history is a mirror to the future, we will take a look at “Cold War” era and its effect on Middle East region in order to understand how “Cold Cyberwar” would affect us sooner or later. Cold War era There were two major players in “Cold War” the US and former USSR (Russia). The [...]

Middle East among Most Malware Infected Nations

Reports by “Panda Security” claim that half of all computers worldwide are infected with malware.  Although this data doesn’t seem accurate, infection rates worldwide are high and increasing annually. According to Microsoft Threat Assessment, Middle East is suffering from much higher rates of malware infection than other regions in the world. Studying Microsoft Threat Assessment [...]