Security
Coverage of cybersecurity, hacking, privacy, and digital safety in an increasingly connected world.
Security Advice
Back-To-School Scams: What Parents Should Watch Out For
Fake tuition links, AI malware and bogus school-supply deals can catch families off-guard. Here’s how UAE parents can avoid back-to-school scams.
Security News
The Open-Source Investigators Reconstructing the Middle East’s Wars
As journalists are shut out of conflict zones, investigators are using satellite imagery, social media and 3D modelling to document atrocities. But evidence alone cannot deliver accountability.
Cyberattacks and Hacks
Inside the AI-Powered Cyberattack on the UAE’s Critical Sectors
Hackers breached corporate networks across critical UAE sectors but were stopped before reaching systems controlling essential services.
Power play
How Morocco Turned Football Into a Tool of Statecraft
The kingdom’s World Cup ambitions stretch far beyond the pitch, intertwining football with diplomacy, domestic politics and the contested future of Western Sahara.
Security News
Six Everyday Online Habits That Could Violate UAE Cybercrime Laws
From Google reviews to WhatsApp forwards, the UAE's cybercrime laws cover far more than hacking and online scams.
Big Tech
Microsoft Investigated Its Role in Gaza. Will Big Tech Follow?
As Microsoft publishes the findings of its human rights inquiry, other tech companies facing scrutiny over their work with Israel are being asked why they haven't done the same.
Security News
The UK Just Lost Its Sixth Prime Minister of the Decade
Keir Starmer’s resignation on Monday morning paves the way for yet another leadership battle.
Security
OpenAI Launches Full-Scale Effort To Patch Open-Source Bugs as It Takes on Anthropic’s Mythos
Amid concerns about AI models’ cybersecurity capabilities, OpenAI revealed an improved version of GPT-5.5-Cyber and its “Patch the Planet” initiative to fix open-source software bugs.
Security News
Hassan Akkad Released After Detention in Post-Assad Syria
Hassan Akkad, once jailed by Assad, returns home only to face detention again over a viral campaign demanding accountability.
Security News
The UAE Is Banning Children Under 15 From Social Media
The UAE has banned children under 15 from social media, forcing platforms to verify users’ ages and strengthen safeguards.
Security
For Iran’s Athletes, There Is No Separating Sport From Politics
From defections and protests to moments of national pride, the 2026 World Cup arrives amid decades of tension between identity and the state.
Security
It’s Never Been Easier To Watch (Or Harder To Attend) the World Cup
The World Cup promised the biggest tournament in football history. What fans got instead were visa rejections, $11.5 million tickets and unprecedented surveillance.
Security
Locked Out of the World Cup: A Year Marked by Barriers, Borders, and Broken Access
The 2026 World Cup promises a global celebration. Many Arab fans may find themselves locked out.
Security
YouTube Appears To Be Making Money off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts
New research suggests that dozens of monetised YouTube channels are run by people and organisations that the US government has sanctioned for their ties to Tehran.