White House says Microsoft's $1.5bn investment in AI company G42 was 'positive' because it forced Huawei divestment
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UAE Ruler Hacked Ex-Wife’s Phone Using NSO Pegasus
UAE's Sheikh Mohammed used spyware on his ex-wife Princess Haya and five associates, a senior High Court judge in London has ruled
Chat App ToTok Is Spy Tool For UAE – Report
ToTok chat and messaging app that is popular in UAE, is allegedly a spy tool for the government, it is claimed in a report
Facebook Removes ‘Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour’ From...
Social network takes down networks of fake accounts and groups tied to three Middle Eastern governments
Microsoft Azure Expands Into Switzerland, Middle East
Along with expansion in Germany, Microsoft said it's planning new data centres for Switzerland and its first cloud facilities in the Middle East
Nokia Tests Drones For Telco Network Inspections
Nokia teamed with Middle East telco Du to run a PoC showing how drones can be used for everything from optimisation testing to line-of-sight work
UAE Alleges US Backdoors Found In Its Spy Satellites
The United Arab Emirates has allegedly discovered two US-supplied 'security compromising components' in French-provided military satellites
UAE Government Accused Of Using Java Flaw To Spy On Activist
UAE authorities are behind the spyware campaign against activists, alleges Bahrain Watch
Surveillance Malware Targets UAE Activist As Exploit Sellers...
VUPEN denies its vulnerability was used to target notable UAE activist
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UAE Restricts BlackBerry Use For Smaller Businesses
In the Uniated Arab Emirates, only larger organisations will be allowed BlackBerry enterprise security
UAE Crushes BlackBerry Ban
The United Arab Emirates’ threatened BlackBerry jam, set for Monday, has been lifted
RIM Resists Saudi Demand To Break BlackBerry Encryption
The BlackBerry maker seems willing to let the Saudi government shut down Messenger rather than compromise the security of its mobile service