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The head of security at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) has cautioned visitors to the World Cup Football tournament in Qater in November against taking their mobiles when they go over.

Microsoft has terminated employees and ended some of its partnerships in the Middle East and Africa as part of its investigations, following allegations of kickbacks and bribery in its operations in those regions.

Telecommunications company Ericsson and Ooredoo Qatar will provide football fans around the world with 5G connectivity—inside several event stadiums and across the country—when Qatar hosts the 2022 Fifa World Cup from November 2022 – December 2022.

The world's biggest hotel booking site Booking.com was breached by an American acting on behalf of US intelligence in 2016, who stole details of thousands of reservations in the Middle East, but the site kept it quiet, a new book authored by three Dutch journalists claims.

London's Daily Mail does not normally receive praise for the journalism it produces, but it has recently been lauded by an unlikely source: the Conti ransomware gang.

Payment provider Mastercard has begun technical preparations for global expansion of the Click to Play online checkout, along with American Express, Discover and Visa.

Australia has been ranked 12th in the global 5G market out of 22 countries which have been examined for their deployment of the technology, the global research company OMDIA (formerly Ovum) says.

Countries in the Persian Gulf came in for increased attention from cyber criminals last year, with the security firm Group-IB finding that 138,978 credit cards issued by banks in the region were compromised.

Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., the global leader in mobile messaging and mobile commerce services today announced its strategic alliance with the Qtel Group, a leading provider of telecommunications services. Sybase 365 will provide its leading mobile wallet (mWallet) software with comprehensive solutions support, delivering one of the most advanced mobile commerce services in the world.