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Rami Olwan

...because open source matters

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Cybercrime threatens Egyptian businesses and individuals PDF Print E-mail
Written by Trend Micro   
Monday, 21 January 2013 08:19

In the first three months of 2009, Trend Micro has cleaned more than a million infected computers across the region and 447,732 of those were in Egypt. The number of infected computers in the country is set to grow as spam peaks at 200 billion a day globally.

Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013 08:39
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Banks targeted most by cyber criminals in UAE PDF Print E-mail
Written by Indo Asian News Service   
Thursday, 17 January 2013 11:25

Cyber attacks in the UAE mostly target the banking sector, including the ATM and internet banking applications, says the official English magazine of the interior ministry.

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 January 2013 17:19
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Dh1b lost to cyber criminals in UAE PDF Print E-mail
Written by Issac John   
Monday, 22 October 2012 04:48

More than 1.5 million people fell victim to cybercrime in the UAE in the past 12 months, suffering Dh1.039 billion in direct financial losses, a new study revealed.

Last Updated on Monday, 22 October 2012 10:15
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Cyber crimes in the Middle East PDF Print E-mail
Written by admin   
Sunday, 13 July 2008 12:30

I was interested in cybercrimes in Dubai, 2001 when a British engineer named Lee Ashurst was caught for hacking into the state- controlled system, causing one of its servers to cease working, destroying the record of United Arab Emirates only internet service provider Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat). The cause of the attack was believed to be a work of international group of hackers.

Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013 08:45
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