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Ragheb Ghandour • 29 Jun 2021

Ma3an App Must Immediately Address Security Issues

In September 2020, SMEX conducted a security analysis of the contact-tracing app, Ma3an, to test the app’s security and safety….

Contact Tracing Apps
COVID19
Cybersecurity

SMEX • 02 Apr 2020

MENA Digital Threats and controls [Video]

During Bread&Net 2019, the MENA Digital Threats and Controls session discussed the most prevalent types of digital threats and patterns…

Bread&Net
Digital Security
Privacy

smexadmin • 26 Jan 2018

Security Tips in the Wake of the “Dark Caracal” Report

On January 18, researchers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and security company Lookout published a report uncovering a global…

Beirut
Digital Security
Electronic Frontier Foundation