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NETSCOUT Detects 9.1 Million Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks During the First Half of 2026

Cybersecurity

NETSCOUT Detects 9.1 Million Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks During the First Half of 2026

NETSCOUT detected more than 9.1 million distributed denial-of-service attacks worldwide between January and June 2026, with attacks exceeding 1 terabit per second or 1 gigabit per second increasing by 1,286% year over year. The report points to a rise in high-speed attacks, the exploitation of residential IP addresses, and a growing need for selective traffic scrubbing at network edges.

2026-10-15

Egypt Wins International Award for Network Resilience Policies, IPv6 Deployment, and Child Protection

Technologies

Egypt Wins International Award for Network Resilience Policies, IPv6 Deployment, and Child Protection

Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority received an award from the IPv6 Forum in recognition of its policies to enhance network continuity and expand IPv6 deployment, after the protocol reached approximately 23 million subscribers. The authority also highlighted the “Etmen” and “Etmen Ala El Akhar” services for protecting children across telecommunications networks.

2026-10-14

Artificial Intelligence and Clean Energy Redefine Global Growth Engines Over the Next Decade

Opinions and Analysis

Artificial Intelligence and Clean Energy Redefine Global Growth Engines Over the Next Decade

A new Egyptian bulletin reviews global trends that could reshape the economy over the next decade, most notably artificial intelligence, clean energy, and regional trade, while warning that the digital divide may widen and that the benefits of the transition will not be distributed equally among countries. The bulletin links these transformations to Egypt’s priorities in digital infrastructure, energy, skills, and industrial competitiveness.

2026-10-11

Egypt Participates in Leading an International Team to Develop Artificial Intelligence Frameworks for Smart Cities

Artificial intelligence

Egypt Participates in Leading an International Team to Develop Artificial Intelligence Frameworks for Smart Cities

Dr. Rami Ahmed Fathy has assumed the position of co-chair of a team affiliated with the Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunication Union, tasked with integrating artificial intelligence into smart and sustainable cities and communities. The team is working on areas including interoperability, digital twins, and generative, agentic, physical, and spatial artificial intelligence.

2026-10-02

Arab Information Security Conference Recommends Creating an Arab List of Trust Service Providers

Cybersecurity

Arab Information Security Conference Recommends Creating an Arab List of Trust Service Providers

The tenth edition of the Arab Information Security Conference concluded in Cairo with recommendations focused on Arab cyber cooperation, artificial intelligence governance, and establishing the foundation for an Arab list of trust service providers. The proposal aims to support mutual recognition of electronic signatures and transactions and facilitate cross-border digital services.

2026-09-29

Experts at the Arab Cybersecurity Conference Call for Replicating the Central Bank’s Experience and Building Specialized Talent

Cybersecurity

Experts at the Arab Cybersecurity Conference Call for Replicating the Central Bank’s Experience and Building Specialized Talent

Participants in the tenth edition of the Arab Cybersecurity Conference called for turning data protection from the responsibility of a single sector into a comprehensive institutional commitment, while increasing spending on training and replicating successful regulatory models. They emphasized that artificial intelligence enhances both defensive and offensive capabilities, while Egypt continues to face a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, with some of them migrating abroad.

2026-09-28