BBBF hosts TRA Director of Cyber Safety to shed light on threats in cyber-space

Guest speaker Mr. Ahmed Jaber Aldoseri, Director of Cyber Safety at the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) presented an overview of the benefits and threats contained within cyber-space, and the various avenues of attack that can jeopardize users' safety and their digital assets.

In his presentation, Mr. Aldoseri also provided guidance on how to recognize digital threats, and provided a number of tips on how to successfully avoid as many threats as possible for businesses, as well as parents and their children.

According to the Norton Cybercrime Report 2011, cyber crime claimed 431 million adult victims globally in 2010, costing $388bn globally based on financial losses and time loss. Such type of crime is also a growing trend in the mobile space as well.

Globally, the most common - and most preventable - type of cybercrime is computer viruses and malware with 54% of the Report's respondents saying they have experienced it in their lifetime. Viruses were followed by online scams (11%) and phishing messages (10%).

Mr. Aldoseri concluded his presentation by highlighting the TRA's pioneering SafeSurf DVD Initiative. The DVD, which will be available in 5 languages, aims to raise the level of awareness on how to interact with other internet users and will teach the user to explore the internet in order to create, share, participate, communicate, and transact safely and securely.